How to Soothe A Sore Throat

By *Janet Ford

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With the changes of seasons often comes the dreaded sore throats. Here are some ideas to help soothe them.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

  • water
  • tea
  • asprin
  • salt
  • lozenges
  • vaporizer

Step1
Mix 1 tsp salt with a glass of warm water. Gargle.
Step2
Crush 2 asprin and mix with warm water. Gargle.
Step3
Drink plenty of warm liquids such as tea.
Step4
Avoid acidic drinks as they can cause more irritation.
Step5
Set up a vaporizer, especially in your bedroom, to help moisten the air.
Step6
Suck on throat lozenges that contain anesthetics. Hard candy will help in a pinch since it will cause you to produce more saliva to coat your sore throat.
Step7
Use an anesthetic throat spray to offer temporary numbing.

Tips & Warnings

  • Children should use acetaminophen or ibuprofen in place of asprin due to the risk of Reye's syndrome.
  • Before attempting to treat your sore throat yourself, be sure a doctor checks you out to be certain it isn't an infection such as strep that would require a prescription medication to treat.

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on 1/23/2008 Good advice. There are so many wonderful ways to relieve a sore throat thank goodness.

Ceile said

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on 12/4/2007 Very good advice! All these steps should effectively soothe that sore throat! Thanks!

knewf said

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on 11/22/2007 thanks, this is helpful information for sure.

dgarbacz said

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on 11/21/2007 I'm getting a sore throat now. This information couldn't be better timed for me. Thanks for the good advice

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