Chronic pharyngitis is a sore throat that lasts several weeks or longer (sometimes 12 weeks or more) or as a sore throat that comes and goes. Pharyngitis is also known as chronic sore throat or ...

Treatment. If it's viral pharyngitis, the treatment is what doctors call "nonspecific": rest, pain relievers, salt-water gargles, throat lozenges and chicken soup, if you like. If it's strep throat, ...