Sore Throat Remedies

RE: Sore Throat Remedies Post By Allie (Guest Post) (09/22/2008) I have found that heating up a cup of Tropicana peach lemonade and adding honey to it works very well. I am sipping it right now and it doesn't hurt as much to swallow anymore. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sore Throat Remedies Post By (Guest Post) (09/20/2008) LINDT LINDOR TRUFFLE the mint chocolate Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sore Throat Remedies Post By Melissa (Guest Post) (09/20/2008) I'm drinking tea with lemon & honey right now and it's working to slowly relieve my dumb throat! So you can try that but I'm not sure if the tea is supposed to taste like lemon a lot or not? Oh well! i hope everyone's sore throats go away! ^^ Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sore Throat Remedies Post By Adam Fitko (Guest Post) (09/15/2008) I'm in college and woke up with a soar throat. Needless to say at 3am. It's hard to get lemon juice or any traditional remedies like that. So instead, I took Mortin and followed it with a cold soda, pudding, and hot mac and cheese. It worked pretty good and took away the pain. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sore Throat Remedies Post By (Guest Post) (09/11/2008) There is sooo many! What do doctors suggest? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sore Throat Remedies Post By Lis (Guest Post) (08/29/2008) Lemon tea with honey, and advil. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sore Throat Remedies Post By marcus (Guest Post) (08/23/2008) I find that honey & lemon every two hours relive pain. If your soar throat persists consult doctor. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sore Throat Remedies Post By (Guest Post) (08/06/2008) I currently have a soar throat and tried the butter and sugar and it worked like a charm! Thanks for the suggestions! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sore Throat Remedies Post By Michael (Guest Post) (08/04/2008) Oranges - One of the greatest flu fighting weapons at your disposal. Vitamin C is a natural flu fighter and preventer. An orange helps alleviate the soar throat in relation to the flu, not so sure about singers though. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sore Throat Remedies Post By Christina. (Guest Post) (08/02/2008) Don't have any dairy, because the bacteria eats the dairy product or something like that. I'm not sure. Just don't have dairy. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sore Throat Remedies Post By sam (Guest Post) (07/21/2008) I've been a vocalist in a metal band for quite some time now and I never got a soar throat until now. I have a show this coming weekend, so I took some advise from a good friend. She told me to eat a cucumber drenched in salt and lemon juice, I did it and I'm almost as good as new. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sore Throat Remedies Post By Bella (Guest Post) (07/12/2008) We have a steamroom at our house. Going in the steamroom at the gym or at home will help you as soon as you breathe in the hot vapors. =) by izabella hamilton Report Spam or Abuse sore throat : miso soup Post by helper1345 (1) | (07/03/2008) Contact Eat (drink) miso soup. The type you get at japenise resturaunts. It must be hot still. This really works I just ate some and i had a sore throat now its gone in minutes! Report Spam or Abuse sugar and butter (as said by jack parkes) Post By Megan (Guest Post) (07/03/2008) If you just get a plate put some sugar on it, then have some slices of butter (depends on how bad soar throat is for amount) and rub the butter in the sugar then eat it and drink some water. It works. I just tried this today because of what Jack Parkes said. It really works but it isn't for super bad soar throats only small ones. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sore Throat Remedies Post By w103snb (Guest Post) (06/24/2008) About 2 teaspoons of "apple cider vinegar" and a glass of hot water..works with pain/soreness of throat (it worked for me) -steph Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sore Throat Remedies Post By jack Parkes. (Guest Post) (06/23/2008) The way in which my grandad told me to get rid of a sore throat was to eat butter and sugar. I have been doing that ever since I was 6 and had a sore throat and I am now 14 and it still works! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sore Throat Remedies Post By stephh.. (Guest Post) (06/23/2008) I have had a sore throw for a couple of weeks now. I suggest taking hot cup of tea with lemon and honey, and gargle salt and lemon juice. Ice cream help the pain a little bit. Eat sugar free ice cream because sugar builds up mucus. Report Spam or Abuse Sure-fire Cure Post By magnum (Guest Post) (06/05/2008) This worked great for me. I drank this concoction and felt 85% recovered in 5 minutes. You'll need: -12oz mug of hot, post-boiling water (10oz) -1tsp (full) of freshly grated ginger -2tbsp of honey -2tbsp of fresh (no needed fresh, better if so) lemon-juice -2-3tsp of apple cider vinegar (white vinegar works, but ACV tastes better) Mix well with hot water. In every swig, gargle for a few seconds, then swallow slowly. Make sure you have something in your stomach before you drink this, as it could be reactive with stomach acids to produce some belching fuel. (: Excellent remedy! 10/10! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sore Throat Remedies Post By g (Guest Post) (06/05/2008) If you take a Tylenol and crush it. Don't use water or any thing. All you have to do is just swallow the powder. It should coat your throat for a lil while. I'm going through the same thing you are. I'm 13 turning 14 soon but my parents aren't helping me either. I have a bad head ache every time I get up for some reason but, try that, it helped me. Hope you get better. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sore Throat Remedies Post By (Guest Post) (06/02/2008) I have a sore throat. I'm only 11 and I'm in my bed room. My parents aren't helping and it really hurts! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sore Throat Remedies Post By Spencer (Guest Post) (05/30/2008) Eat 2 spoonfuls of honey. It coats your throat for at least 2 hours. Helps me A LOT! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Sore Throat Remedies Post by ThriftyFun (3738) | (05/28/2008) Profile | Blog! | Contact Another frugal tip for flu/cold season. If you have a scratchy throat, GARGLE with salted hot water (as hot as you can stand) several times a day. Salt is a mild disinfectant and will kill germs in the throat and heal the irritation. By Pamphyila from L.A., CA Read more ideas below. Answers: Sore throat? Just mix 1/4 cup of vinegar with 1/4 cup of honey and take 1 tablespoon six times a day. The vinegar kills the bacteria. By Dawn S (05/27/2005) By ThriftyFun RE: Ginger, Lemon and Honey Here is the magic recipe: Boil water and while it's boiling grate ginger in it, then pour the water into a cup add a slice of lemon and some honey, stir and enjoy. (08/13/2005) By Gee RE: Peppermint Tea I just drink anything hot, usually Peppermint tea, the pain is gone in 2-4 cups/ (08/17/2005) By James RE: Chicken Noodle Soup Chicken noodle soup. the pain is gone for a bit, but then it comes back again, but hey! at least its gone for a little, make sure the chicken noodle soup is pretty hot, but hot enough to eat... and drink :) (08/20/2005) By jaime RE: Vinegar and Honey I just tried that vinegar and honey remedy, and it has already began to show results after the first tablespoon. Hopefully it will keep working and get rid of the entire sore throat. Thanks! (08/21/2005) By Anonymous RE: White Tea and Honey I tried "White Tea" comes from China but you can buy it in stores, It really helps a lot especially if you add a little honey. (08/25/2005) By Adam RE: Ginger Gee - can you use ginger powder or does is have to be raw ginger? (09/06/2005) By Johanna Editor's Note Raw ginger is best but if you don't have any, use the powder. Honey and vinegar... Honey also kills bacteria by the way. (09/17/2005) By Stephen RE: English Tea DRINK AN ENGLISH CUP OF TEA add sugar and milk and make sure its warm not hot (09/17/2005) By EMILY WHITSON RE: Salt and Vinegar Mix warm water with salt an vinegar. Gargle every few hours (11/02/2005) By camille RE: Tomato Soup Tomato Soup works, it may burn at first but it helps a lot, hard candies work well too. (11/12/2005) By HotStuff RE: Lipton Tea and Honey Try using hot lipton tea with honey. Do not add milk, sugar or anything else to this. Sucretes cough drops help too. Hope this works! (11/25/2005) By alli RE: Jack Daniels I have always found gargling with Jack Daniels Whiskey works good. (11/27/2005) By Kenny RE: Listerine Gargle with Listerine every few hours! (11/27/2005) By J-Me RE: Ice Cream Try ice cream as well. It works nicely or anything else that cold. (12/05/2005) By sparky RE: Tea, Honey and Lemon Juice Try tea with honey and some lemon juice. I've been doing it for years and it really helps. Just dedicated that as your drink of choice for the day. It's pretty good too. (12/08/2005) By Guest RE: sore Throat Remedies Cold ice cream is comfort for the pain, but the pain will come back. Don't smoke, because that's not even worth it, salt and water works well. Taking this lozenge called Cepecol works really good. If your throat is bad, it works instantly. Or take lots and lots of Halls, and drink plenty of water. (12/15/2005) By Jennifer RE: sore Throat Remedies i use white vinegar and warm water to stop my sore throat (12/17/2005) By flower51 RE: Sore Throat Remedies Drink Lots of Orange Juice, and gargle with warm salt water (12/21/2005) By Trace RE: No Dairy Products Stay away from dairy products such as milk ice cream and cheese. It will only make it worse. I suggest something with a soft acid or a mixture such as honey and lemon or honey and rice wine vinegar. Honey is known for its healing powers while the vinegar is known to destroy mucus buildup or bacterial infections. (12/22/2005) By Drew RE: Strept Throat Anytime a sore throat lasts more than 2 to 3 days, there is a good possibility of strept throat. Make sure you get into a clinic or the health department and get a throat culture. Strept is dangerous and can lead to secondary infections that are very difficult to fight. Make sure you go and get this checked out. It is very difficult to get rid of without antibiotics and can be spread to other people. Susan from ThriftyFun (01/01/2006) By ThriftyFun RE: Water, Peroxide and Listerine Gargle An older woman taught my mother to mix equal parts of water, peroxide, and listerine then gargle. This works great. Another older lady from our church taught us to use listerine, either dabbed on with a cloth or sprayed on using one of those cheap spray bottles, to ease sunburns. This is the best sunburn treatment I have ever found. (01/01/2006) By kristea RE: Lemons Eat about 3 lemons, worked wonders for me. :) (01/10/2006) By mike RE: Gargles There are many things that you can gargle: very salty water, vinegar, listerine or anything more than 17% alcohol (vodka, rum, jack daniels, etc.) Anything that destroys bacteria, just make sure it isn't too toxic. Don't kill yourself :P (02/06/2006) By RE: Tea and Honey When I am feeling miserable and under the weather, I find that if you drink a nice cup of tea with honey the pain is gone, for a while. Gargling with Listerine or Scope is also a good help, I suggest not having Halls® unless they are sugar free, I find they make my throat even worse. (02/10/2006) By Zach RE: Throat Coat Well, I've had a long history of having sore throats because well. There have been many remedies that really helped such as the listerine gargling, or salt water, or drinking a cup of tea with some honey. But what I found to work best for me is this Herbal Tea called Throat Coat. I really don't know what it is about this tea but it seriously gets rid of my sore throat almost instantly after I take it. It's rather easy to find too, just go out to your local market and you'll probably find it. (02/11/2006) By Mr. AN RE: Sea Salt Gargle with sea salt. It's better than table salt and is much healthier for you. (02/16/2006) By lola RE: Popsicles I had a lot of sore throats and found the absolute cure. I was eating a popsicle one day and it broke and landed in my throat that day I had the biggest sore throat so when it landed the pain went away instantly and never came back. The pain relief is 1-2 seconds away! (02/20/2006) By guest RE: Amaretto Gargle with Amaretto liqueur. Smooth, coats well and 28% alc. Worked for me! (02/26/2006) By jack RE: Sore Throat Remedies Mix about 1 TBSP. of table salt in a small glass of water. Stir it until it is dissolved. Gargle with that every few hours. It should help. Also, if you have any antihistamines around, take one. It will help stop the post nasal drip that is causing the sore throat. (02/28/2006) By Susan RE: Tylenol, Advil RE: Sore Throat Remedies Tylenol, advil. Either one helps reduce the pain. (03/18/2006) RE: Singer's Saving Grace I sing - so I use a whole variety of remedies - first - don't strain your voice & use it as little as possible. Then gargle several times a day with hot salt water - as hot as you can stand. Use Ricola throat drops - they really soothe the throat - I also use throat spray such as Singer's Saving Grace (you get it at the health food store). Throat coat is good, too - and hot black tea with honey - & lemon - citrus cuts the mucus. If it's really sore you can use the cepacol drops or spray you get over the counter which has a mild topical anesthetic. But it's best to rest the voice & take lots of Vitamin C and get well. If you have a fever there's an infection - so get medical attention. Be patient - a sore throat is irritated and won't heal overnight. We rush things too much nowadays - (04/11/2006) By pamphyila RE: Sore Throat Remedies A good remedy I do is tea tree oil. It comes in little glass bottles at health stores. You can mix a little of it with water and gargle or swallow it. The taste is wretched but it numbs good and works instantly. (04/14/2006) By Luke RE: Sore Throat Remedies Do all these things and you'll forget you had a sore throat: -gargle listerine -gargle any strong alcohol (not rubbing alcohol) -take a pain killer (after all, you're in PAIN) -keep swallowing freezing cold things (ice cubes, ice cream, popsicle, etc.) *DONT TAKE ANY sore THROAT DROPS (they have sugar in them, and the sugar creates the mucus that is the cause of your sore throat) (05/06/2006) By anonymous RE: Herbal Remedies I am big on herbal remedies so do the following take one real lemon fresh if you can -squeeze it till the juice is gone - eat the rest except the skin -take the juice and put it in the microwave for 1-2 min until it is so hot that it is almost undrinkable -drink it all no matter how sour or gross - its really really good for sore throats no joke another one is -squeeze a lime put the juice in a glass - add half tablespoon of ginger root (powder is ok to) -add one cup of ginger beer drink (it's not an alcohol) -mix together -add no sugar -nothing else -drink it It tastes bad but it works believe me. (06/12/2006) By Meaghan. RE: Lemon Juice I have a tendency to get sore throats every winter, really bad ones that result in the loss of my voice. My solution to the problem is lemon juice mixed with water. If you can stand it drink lemon juice straight in small doses. (06/12/2006) By Rachel RE: Sore Throat Remedies I have always tried tea hot water tea bag and lemon and of course honey and hot water i could not drink orange juice or tomato soup as it would burn. (06/24/2006) By Maggie RE: Steam Go into your bathroom and set your shower on as hot as it can go. Don't go into the water just let it steam up and sit in there and in hale the steam until it feels likes its gone. It gets you through the night! :) (06/25/2006) By John O RE: Apple cider vinegar I've used apple cider vinegar with good results. (06/25/2006) By Bliss RE: South Africa Gargle with TCP every three or four hours. Drink LOTS of water. Take painkillers regularly. Stay in bed and rest. Personally, I find no relief by sucking Strepsils, but they do now manufacture sugar-free Strepsils, which may prevent mucus forming. Do not go outside after 5 p.m. SA time. (b)Editor's Note: (/b) It must be winter down there. What is TCP? I don't know that we have that in the U.S. or Strepsils. (06/30/2006) By Willem RE: South Africa Strepsils is the brand name of lozenges to ease sore throats, in different flacours. I noticed a new anti-bacterial one on the shelf on Saturday as well. TCP is an "all purpose personal antiseptic liquid that cleans and protects mouth and throat infections, cuts, grazes, minor wounds, insect bites and minor burns. Each ml contains 6.0 mg Chlorinated Phenols---". @ Also, keep warm! We are having the coldest winter in Pretoria, SA in years, with day temperatures under 20 and nighttime temperatures just above freezing point. (07/02/2006) By Willem RE: India Have the South Indian "R A S A M" (with pepper) Basically tomato & pepper boiled in water with some small ingredients for flavour, drink it HOt It helps more than any capsule or mints. (08/03/2006) By KRIS RE: Cayenne Cayenne Powder, gargle with water every 15 minutes is worth a try (09/04/2006) By Brian RE: Sore Throat Remedies I don't know if you can find it around your area. But try getting something called Antifludes. I also suffer from a sore throat. I took two pills and i already feel much better. The pain is not completely gone, but it sure is a whole lot better. (10/05/2006) By Sherri RE: No Milk or Sugar Hey, someone said you can't have sugar but you can have ice cream. That was WRONG. Anything with milk in it is going to make mucus too. Probably worse than the sugar, so be careful (10/28/2006) By Kate RE: Sore Throat Remedies Gargling with plain water also clears mucus which harbors bacteria and virus Do this daily. This is a good cold/virus prevention tactic and was recommended by a local physician (12/12/2006) By Diana Fresh Pineapple or Ginger I've found that one of the best as well as most pleasant sore throat remedies is fresh pineapple. The fresher the better. Pineapple (ginger works as well, although not as well) contains a natural anti-inflammatory that will speed up the healing of a sore throat as well as alleviate the pain. (01/15/2007) By Dr.Bacon RE: Sore Throat Remedies I've read on other sites that citric acid is bad for sore throats? Lemon juice users, does it really cause a burning in your throat? (b)Editor's Note:(/b) Personally, I've used lemon and honey as a sore throat remedy for years. It may be that the honey soothes and the lemon juice cuts through any phlegm. I've drink about 2 TBS. of each in a cup of hot water and sip it. (02/03/2007) By Janice RE: Liquids When you don't drink enough liquids, your throat no longer has the lube necessary to protect it from bacteria/infection. DRINK DRINK DRINK! The best heal all is to drink lots of water. The chinese have used onion tea for centuries for sickness because onion actually absorbs germs. A cut onion set out will actually absorb germs right out of the air. Remember this during cold season. (02/04/2007) By kgurrl RE: Grape Juice ROOM TEMPERATURE GRAPE JUICE! WORKS! believe me...or maybe its a placebo and the healing is all in your HEAD! :D Either way what do you have to loose? (08/08/2007) By Dhaliwal RE: Sore Throat Remedies This doesn't help much for a sore throat, but it sure works nifty for night time coughing. Rub vicks vaporub or some kind of menthol, on the bottom of your feet, then put socks over the top. That helps so it doesn't smear on your covers or on the floor or something like that. Hey, i tried it, it works! :) (08/11/2007) By Cutiegrl RE: sore Throat Remedies I tried the "magic recipe" and it works.. well sorta. I used cinnamon because i was out of ginger.. an I find it a lot more flavourful if you add some brown sugar and a little bit of salt to it!! I guess it is a mixture if the "magic recipe" and gargling with salt water.. my way works :) (08/24/2007) By Sore Throat RE: Cayenne, Ginger and Lemon I used about 1 tablespoon of cayenne pepper, 1 tablespoon of Ginger, with some lemon to cut the mucus, and mixed that in a cup of water. Gargle with the mixture and drink all of it. Works great for me. (08/30/2007) By Todd RE: Sore Throat Remedies I have a really bad sore throat and it helps if you take a hot shower and gargle with hot salt water. Another thing I try is chamomile tea with honey or you can buy a tea called throat coat it works very well! <3 feel better soon :) (10/07/2007) By becca RE: Sore Throat Remedies Tom, I know you don't want to gargle hot salt water but it really is a great way of helping you get better. Make sure the water is as hot as you can stand it and completely saturated with salt. Yes, it might taste a little nasty but really it's no worse then swimming in the ocean. Most sore throats are caused by a viral infection. The viruses live and multiply in the phlegm on your tonsils and in the back of your throat. When you gargle with salt water it desiccates the phlegm. This not only makes your throat feel better but it removes the breeding ground for the viral infection. It's a simple numbers game. If you can reduce the number of virus in your system, your body will have a better chance of creating enough antibodies to fight of the illness before it gets worse. See the posting from Pamphyila above for the other benefits of gargling with hot salt water. (10/15/2007) By Jess RE: Sore Throat Remedies If you hate salt water - (it works!) use a gargle of 1/2 water 1/2 regular hydrogen peroxide & don't SWALLOW it. Drink hot tea - but red/cayenne pepper in your soups. Drink Throat Coat tea from the health food store - or for coughs/congestion with mucous, make a tea out of the Chinese 5 spice seasoning from the supermarket - plus dried thyme. Tastes awful, but works. (For more thrifty home flu tips see my article at www.associatedcontent.com/pammunro) (10/15/2007) By pamphyila RE: Airborne Ok, this is what I do when i am feeling sick or have a sore throat. Get yourself a nalgene 32 oz bottle. Fill it with water and pop in a "Airborne". It's a Effervescent Health Formula tab. There are many flavors to choose from. Drink 2-3 nalgenes a day with a Airborne tab in it, until symptoms are gone. It works for me, and it definitely shortens your sick time! (11/07/2007) By joe from portland RE: Keep Gargling Guys, it doesn't happen as soon as you gargle with salt water or anything, if its just a sore throat then just gargle with salt water, give it some time, like people say, takes a few days, just constantly do it every time you get something to drink, can't gargle too much, remember that. (11/25/2007) By Russell RE: Buckwheat Honey HONEY. Its been all over the news, just a teaspoon of natural buckwheat dark honey for a sore throat and/or cough is the best thing. Its been proven in recent studies. Not sure as to how many times a day to take it, but I suppose it would depend on your symptoms. Not only does it sooth, its also a natural antiseptic which helps to heal your throat. (12/06/2007) By sara RE: Fresh Ginger Ginger! It's really amazing how fast it works on sore throats. Raw is best. If you can, get it in a fresh fruit smoothie or vegetable juice. I like carrot-ginger juice personally. You can make ginger-honey tea. You can also add it to chicken soup. I have been so desperate that I have eaten straight raw pieces of ginger (sliced very thin)-- it is kinda sweetly spicy and burns a sore throat a bit, but it's worth it. It also supposed to help with stomach upset and nausea. I can't say because I usually go straight for something in the medicine cabinet. If you have never bought raw ginger before, it should be yellow inside. (12/15/2007) By nra RE: Honey I use honey and drink lots of water because I hate to gargle, it just makes me want to throw up. I've heard rubbing iodine on your throat and wrists help too. (12/30/2007) RE: Yoga Found this on a website for a yoga book review. It really helped my current REALLY sore throat. Here are the instructions to easing your sore throat pain: Stick out your tongue as far as possible, trying to touch the tip of it to your chin. This is an extreme stretch; when you feel you have reached full stretch capacity, stretch it further, and then even further. You should give this all you've got. You should stretch your tongue toward your chin until you nearly gag. That's it! Usually, sore throat pain will be minimized (if not removed!) immediately. Repeat this technique every half hour until significant improvement is gained. I have used and shared this technique for over 10 years with family, friends, and clients, with nearly 100% of people reporting moderate to complete pain relief. (01/15/2008) By deedso RE: No Magic Remedies Thank u for everyone's suggestion. We all have things to do and this cold/flu/sore throat is getting on my very last nerve. This is my third day(worse day) not a wink of sleep. You feel it's dry, and part of your throat has been replace by sandpaper. Obvious there's no magic, to help you feel a little better right away, hot tea w/lemon and honey. sip it while its hot.. then go gargle with hot salt water. In the eastern culture, take ginger, chop fine, add some sugar and smash it to extract the juice. add a few ounces of water and pop it in the microwave for two mins. I too feel for those young people who feels these stuff taste bad, so it all depends how desperate we are! People have been having sore throat for thousands of years. I hope you all feel better. I always appreciated all the help on internet forums. Thank you. (02/02/2008) By Titeo RE: Tylenol Try this. Take 1 full tablet of Tylenol; crush it into a fine powder; Add a few drops of water so that it has a mud like consistency, then take 1 finger and smear it on the back of your tongue. It has an almost unbearable taste but if you can do this, your sore throat will disappear for hours. (02/06/2008) By Frank RE: Broncolin (CURE!) I had this nasty sore throat that even hurts when i swallow saliva. Im taking "broncolin" a mexican honey syrup. Instantly I can breath and my throat feels better. This stuff taste good also. and its only like 7 bucks. (02/19/2008) By SVTCOBRA RE: Sore Throat Remedies Yes, drink tea with honey. I have a bad sore throat too. I can't swallow saliva or it burns and my nose is runny. I drank the tea and honey, worked like a charm. Still there but not as bad as it would be. (02/26/2008) By Chris RE: Gargle with Hot Salty Water It's a great way to get instant relief from a nasty sore throat. Also, take some Motrin (2 tablets works wonders) I've had a sore throat for 3 days now and I go on a cruise tomorrow. So I'm trying to power through it. I know it's hard. But It can only be viral or bacterial. IF IT IS BACTERIAL go to a doctor get a strept test. If it is strept the doctor will probably proscribe a Z-pack. (It make the strept go right away) If if viral, you can only cover up the symptoms. THERE IS HOWEVER ZICAM! WHICH SHORTENS THE LENGTH OF YOUR COLD. Get well soon! (02/28/2008) By mw RE: Lemon and Salt Cut a lemon in half, then suck on it. Use lots of salt. (03/01/2008) By jerry077 RE: Oil of Oregano I get sore throats ALL THE TIME! and they are majorly painful, everything you guys are saying, scratchy, cant sleep, hard to swallow your saliva. I HAVE THE CURE! no joke, I have searched all my life for a cure. It is is OIL OF OREGANO. You can buy it at the health store, and is an organic product. So there are two ways to take it. 1. You place only 3 drops under your tongue, 5 drops if your adult. Trust me try 3 first) and swallow. It tastes nasty, and burns, but not as bad as your sore throat. Take this every 2-4 hours, and I know that your sore throat will be gone within a couple days. 2. If the flavor is too intense for you, you can rub it on the souls of your feet, either way (the 1st method is more affective) Please note: It helps not only viral sicknesses, but aches and pains, if applied to the outside of the body. (DO NOT GET IN EYES!) Hopefully this helps. (03/05/2008) By Alex Davies RE: Salt Water Gargle Ok well, I've had a really bad throat infection, I have blisters on my tonsils and it hurts major. And I was reading this forum and I keep seeing over and over, gargle with salt water. I was like yuck, but I was so desperate to get rid of the pain. I was like ok fine. First of all, it INSTANTLY felt a bit better. The pain isn't completely gone, but it's not as intense. Second, it wasn't even as gross as I thought it would be. You should try it. :) <3 (03/16/2008) By Chelsea RE: Hydrogen Peroxide Gargle All these remedies are great but another very effective way to relief yourself from sore throats is doing gargles with hydrogen peroxide. It worked for me. It taste pretty bad, but sure gets the job done, but remember, I will recommend not to swallow. (03/31/2008) By Gonzalo RE: Sore Throat Remedies AMAZING Try this remedy. Heat up some milk with a Tbsp. of butter and a Tbsp. of honey. This works well and tastes great. (04/22/2008) By kafaye RE: Honey and Vinegar Try honey and vinegar. (05/01/2008) By Catherine RE: Potato Chips for Singers I was struck by the comment of the person dealing with an upcoming performance. This remedy will not make the pain go away entirely, but it will vastly improve your ability to talk or sing while dealing with it: potato chips. Just go buy some Lays and keep them backstage and eat them whenever you have a chance. The oil will coat your throat and make it easier to produce a crack free sound. Disgusting as it sounds, it works... and your taste buds probably won't object either. Also, for those who find tea and lemon to burn you can try drinking coffee It seems to have a rounder feel on the throat so it won't cure it but it can make it more bearable. (05/01/2008) By Marnie S RE: Ginger and Honey Try this. It really works!! Grate 1 head of ginger and squeeze out all the juice from it. Drink the ginger juice and then swallow some honey on top of it. The honey is just for the bad taste of the ginger. You could just use sugar instead. Then take the grated ginger and boil it in your tea and strain it out. Works for me:) (05/05/2008) RE: Propolis Tincture I was miserable 2 min. ago, desperately reading through "lemons, salt, etc.", meanwhile my daughter fixed me some chamomile tea with honey and lemon, sipped it, still no luck. Well, kept reading, and on that picture with mexican remedy it says PROPOLIS, aha! I have some propolis tincture, dropped 3 drops of it into my tea, oh, so much better now! It chocked my memory, too, I will try to gargle with little propolis mixed with red wine, that should work even better, (old russian recipe by the way). (05/10/2008) By Yelena RE: Vinegar and Water I have read somewhere on the internet that if you mix apple cider vinegar with warm water and gargle it every hour, try to swallow afterward, it cures a sore throat within 24 hours. I'm currently trying it myself. So far, it has helped minimize the pain. There was a suggestion to drink water afterward to keep the vinegar from ruining the enamel on your teeth. (05/16/2008) By Rayne RE: Honey and Water Honey with water works really well. First you take a spoon, any size will do and scoop some honey, then place it in a cup and poor cold water until it reaches half way up. You don't want to get the honey heated up too much, so add a little bit of hot water, and then add more cold water and start stirring. this usually helps me. (05/17/2008) By supah RE: Sore Throat Remedies I have a lot of remedies, that help relieve pain. - Take pain killers - Take hot water, and pour a lot of salt into it, and gargle. This kills the bacteria in your throat and relieves some pain - Drink clear fluids, such as apple juice, water, clear fruit juices - A glass of hot water, and pour an equal amount of lemon juice and honey into it. - Hot/ warm water may help - Depending on your preference, ice cream or cold ice pops - Soft foods, not candy or hard any things - Healthy foods and drinks! - Ice cubes may help - WASH YOUR HANDS REGULARLY TO KILL THE BACTERIA! (05/21/2008) By Lanie a little off topic but relevant I'm 15 and if you are like me and had braces but now just wear a retainer, make sure you clean it as much as you can. Get hot water in a glass and drop an Efferdent tablet (denture cleaner) in there. Place your retainer in there for about twenty minutes then remove it and wash it off. this kills the bacteria in the retainer. Hope this helps people for future reference (05/27/2008) By jeff Report Spam or Abuse