Your throat — medically known as the esophagus — is a long, narrow tube that carries food and water from your mouth to your stomach. The esophagus also carries them away from your stomach in the form ...

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Allergies, infections, mouth breathing, and smoking can cause a chronic or persistent sore throat. It can also be due to an underlying condition, such as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) or ...