In my experience, a sore throat is usually a signifier of one of two things: either you’re about to get a cold, or you’re at the tail-end of one.
It starts with a tingle at the back of your throat; soon it closes up, and a scratchy pain turns into razor-sharp sears, making swallowing a challenge. The glands in your neck and throat swell in response to the irritation. Before you know it, your voice adopts a hoarse note that you strangely quite like.
