 [ Symptoms ] is tylenol safe to use for “flu” symptoms caused by interferon for hepatitis c treatment is motrin safer [ Disease ] it is possible but any injury would likely be very minor and accidental since the throat is really not touched a tongue depressor is used to push down the tongue in order to see the throat the child may now have an unrelated sore throat gagging from post nasal drainage or have a croupy voice from laryngeal irritation things that have nothing to do with the examination