What are treatments for sore throat?

Answer 1

Sore throats are caused by irritation to the throat lining - many things can cause this. Usually, you get a sore throat when you have a cold or flu, and are coughing and swallowing mucus down the back of your throat, both of which irritate the lining. You can also have a sore throat if you get too dry, or if you talk too much.

One can use cough drops, cough syrup, tea with lemon and honey,

As an emergency room doctor told me, any hard candy does the same thing. It coats the throat when the protective mucus is removed from an infection.

Answer 2

Effective treatment varies depending on the cause of the sore throat.viral sore throat is best left to run its course without drug treatment. Penicillin is the preferred medication.acetaminophen or ibuprofen for pain.warm salt water.zinc lozenges.

Answer 3

Try gargling hot water mixed with salt or cayenne pepper every hour . This helped me.

Answer 4

Try using some cough drops and go easy on your throat. You could also try gargalling warm salt water to relieve it for a little while.

Answer 5

Strepsils! or throat losangers!