I have a sore throat, so do you have any remedies??
2006-11-12 05:54:54 · 13 answers · asked by OrenEeshee 2 in Health ➔ Alternative Medicine
gargle with salt water
2006-11-12 05:58:28 · answer #1 · answered by Carl The green's keeper 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's very hard to soothe a sore throat because the sore part is your breathing passages. And it's virtually impossible to get medicine on them. Chloraseptic spray is the most likely to work because a little bit of aerosol may contact the inside of your pharynx ... but you'd kinda have to inhale it, which is no fun and very tricky. And then repeat it in 20 minutes after it wears off... ack. So my preferred remedy is 1) take Tylenol and 2) honey-lemon throat drops with menthol, sucked far back in the throat - the cool numbness at least "seems" to soothe the sore throat, by providing a competing sensation for the nerves there to convey to the brain.
2006-11-12 14:17:22 · answer #2 · answered by zilmag 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well lets see....gargle with warm salt water....that helps....also I have heard that u can take a really hot shower with the door closed and the steam that builds up in the bathroom is good for you to breath in...its supposed to help the sore throat.....or u can boil some water on a stove and place a towel over your head and breath in the steam from it.
2006-11-12 13:59:56 · answer #3 · answered by courtney_merworth2006 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drinking slippery elm tea can soothe a sore throat. And drinking room temperature pineapple juice is a good remedy for laringitis (sp?)
Native Americans used slippery elm tea as a traditional sore throat rememdy.
2006-11-15 17:58:54 · answer #4 · answered by clvcpoet 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mix few drops of tea tree oil with water and gargle. Make sure you do not swallow tea trea oil. It is a very potent antiseptic. Other than that, if you look in the yellow pages, try to find a herbalist and they can make you the proper mixture very cheap. It really works. There are Zinc lozenges you can find at health food stores which are really good too. Other than that try to drink lots of herbal tea with honey to sooth your sore throat.
2006-11-12 14:56:58 · answer #5 · answered by Harira 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Besides what has already been mentioned
Chicken soup.
Hot tea.
Gargle with Listerine.It is a topical analgesic, and it kills germs. Gargle with aspirin water.
Suck on hard candy
What feels the best is keep sipping hot liquids.
You want to keep the irritated tissues of the throat moist and soothed
2006-11-12 16:57:15 · answer #6 · answered by blindfredd 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Take about 2 tablespoons of pure lemon juice and add salt (a lot)
drink this muxture and in a few minutes you will see results. This will typically relieve the symtoms for a day. Don't do this if you have HTN.
2006-11-13 15:32:39 · answer #7 · answered by Barbie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cough is caused by a number of ailments.
It can be treated by over the counter medicines
or home remedies. More information available
at http://ailments.in/cough.html
2006-11-14 10:37:18 · answer #8 · answered by piyu 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Raspberry leaf tea made with a tsp of raw apple cider vinegar. Use this too gargle with once its cooled a bit.
This has worked great for me on the start of one coming on . Don't be alarmed it brings up nasty stuff ...you will know what I mean when you if you try this.
2006-11-12 14:17:25 · answer #9 · answered by Tami 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chloroseptic throat spray helps a lot. Hope you feel better soon. Also gargle with salt water. Hope you feel better soon.
2006-11-12 13:59:24 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋