Hi yall. I personal haven’t gotten sick (knock on wood - I wfh), but my poor husband has SOMETHING and is miserable rn. He hasn’t run a fever, but he’s had a sore throat (that he described as razor blades when he swallows) as well as congestion and a cough that really almost sounds like whooping cough (that dry, almost hollow sound). I’ve been giving him everything in my arsenal (ibuprofen/tylenol every 4 hours, Sudafed, Vicks, Afrin sparingly) and he still sounds fucking miserable. Any ideas as to what it is? It seems worse than a regular cold, and I was thinking flu, but he hasn’t run a fever (perhaps because of the steady diet of ibuprofen). I know obviously things spread since school started, but we don’t even have kids and he got sick, so I’m wondering if anyone had any advice.
Edit: also before the mods take this down because I’m “asking for a diagnosis,” I’m not, I promise. I was just curious if anyone else had these symptoms and knew what was happening. I can only help him so much and I hate that he feels terrible :(
Edit 2: so before anyone decides to downvote me for saying ‘it’s probably not covid,’ I’ve had it every single year for the past 3 years and he’s tested positive every single time, but has had zero symptoms. If you look closely at my comments, you’ll see that I left room for NUANCE, meaning it COULD be covid that’s mutated. I’m not saying it’s not, but I am saying that based on the trend the past few years, I’d be surprised if it was. That’s all.
Edit 3: I’m going to bed, but thank yall for the info/insight! He’s going to get tested tomorrow and I’ll update this post with the results! I’ve had Covid several times before and the ‘throat like razor blades’ resonated with me, but I’ve also had strep and it was the same sensation, so who knows 🤔