A wide array of conditions can cause your throat to randomly start hurting, from infections to allergies to acid reflux and, rarely, tumors. Pain is just one symptom of what's typically known as a ...
Other symptoms include a cough, fever, chills, headache, loss of smell or taste, and muscle pain. Inflammation caused by COVID, as well as coughing and post-nasal drip, may irritate the throat.
A sore throat caused by allergies is common. Postnasal drip, your body's histamine response when exposed to allergens (which causes inflammation), and repeated exposure to breathing in substances ...