My throat feels swollen like it is rubbing together and have been using cough drops but they are not working what can I do?
2007-01-29 14:33:20 · 12 answers · asked by blackglitter 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
ibuprofen for the inflammation and warm salt water gargle for relief
2007-01-29 14:41:56 · answer #1 · answered by QueenBee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let me tell you the best trick in the world, my dad always made me do it and it will work. Take a cup and put hot as you can stand it water in there. Stir in about a table spoon of salt and gargle the hot salty water. Do not swallow. Just gargle and spit out. Repeat until the cup is empty and do it a few times a day. This will make you feel so much better.
2007-01-29 22:38:04 · answer #2 · answered by Nette 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are lots of cures and I can't guarantee that any of them work. Try lemon and honey, or try lemon and honey and hot tea, or try chloraseptic, or try laying with your head down-steeplyj-like off the end of your bed and let the blood go to your neck (it works), try zinc lozengers, or my personal favorite, gargle tequila take a bite of lime. . .it kills the germs and you really don't care that you have a sore throat. Oh yea, the salt water thing is good. As a beach bum I can assure you that salt water has been known to cure most things.
2007-01-29 22:42:21 · answer #3 · answered by towanda 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i can say that when i was sicked with my flues and i also had bad sore throat too but the only way i did is takening care of my self and have alot of relaxs and sleep , but i just drink alot of water and get myself a medican bottle call the Robitussin for cough , cold , and flu nighttimes box . its also work with sore throat and sneezing and ect.. and get yourself some Robitussin honey lemon cough drop package either you dont like takeing it but willl make you feel more better .
2007-01-29 22:54:08 · answer #4 · answered by sk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On time I was fishing in a very cold place, my throat was sore and I was complaining, so this old fisherman was standing next to me, and he said:
Son, I will give you my secret recepie for sore thoat,
squeeze a few orange (3/4 glass)
two spoons of honey
and get an effervescent aspirine (soluble aspirine), mixed well, and when you see is very heavy, drink it all... you will feel how this "magic posion" is going down your throat.
Go to bed, and tomorrow you will be a new person.
U WELCOME!!
2007-01-29 22:46:25 · answer #5 · answered by Pierre007 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
drink something hot, but not hot chocolate cause that won't help, and try a sore throat spray that they sell at the stores. That's what works for me...
2007-01-29 22:45:38 · answer #6 · answered by kristine b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
gargle with salt water, eat some chicken soup, drink plenty of water, use throat longezes
2007-01-29 22:38:57 · answer #7 · answered by Merlin F 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gargle with salt in warm water.
2007-01-29 22:43:12 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your tonsils would be inflamed.
I suggest warm lemon and honey tea and lots of garlic.
or garlic and horseradish tablets.
2007-01-29 22:38:07 · answer #9 · answered by emalie_rose 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
drink something warm
2007-01-29 22:40:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋