<s>[INST] I have severe pain in the soft palate area. Bright red post nasal drip. Lightheadedness. Weakness. Cold, frozen feeling behind left ear.  No fever.  No strep, been tested twice.  On amoxicillin 500mg 3x daily 10 day course.   Just completed day 5. Prednisone 2 days completed of 6 day course.  No improvement. [/INST] Hi. Thanks for the query. Post nasal Chat Doctor. First get a sinus x-ray done to confirm the diagnosis. If it is confirmed and amoxicillin did not work then Augmenting [amoxicillin +Clavulanate potassium] can be taken. Other groups of antibiotics like Cephalosporins etc. can help. Along with it take anti-inflammatory painkillers like Ibuprofen. Use specialized mouthwash like Magic mouthwash to gargles. Do warm saline gargles. Take anti histamines like Levocetrizine and decongestant like Phenylephrine. Do steam inhalation and saline nasal irrigation. Hope this helps. Regards. </s>