What is the best thing for a sore throat?

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Susan	Pain reliever like asprin. Gargle with warm water and vinegar with a little pepper added. Water to vinegar is 3:1 Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

JR	To kill germs, gargle with warm water, salt, and baking soda. To ease the pain take a tsp. of honey mixed with a little lemon juice and a dash of Tabasco sauce. Will burn for a minute then end the pain. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Pink	Mix up some salt in very very warm water, not hot though. Gargle with it about every half hour, I guarantee your throat will feel better. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Hank Mulder	warm towel over your throat, Or even medicine. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

ariel_schtick1	Try a Mouthwash or if you don't have any, try mixing a tablespoon of salt into 1 glass of warm water then gargle it...it may taste terrible as hell but I guarantee you it will kill the bacteria. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Poundkey	Warm salty water like one of the other answerer's said. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Queen Vanilla	hot Green Tea with some lemon and honey in it. It doesnt hurt to put a small piece of ginger Root in it to. It tastes kinda nasty but it works in a heartbeat for me :) Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

llliang^^	drink lots of fluids like soup or water or tea... and don't eat very hard or large objects because it might damage your throat Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

tadams	Seriously ignore all these other answers... This ALWAYS works- Gargle with cayenne pepper and warm water every 20min until it doesn't hurt anymore. It isn't hot like you would think. It numbs the pain and kills the infection. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

mickeymouse_2728	1 Drink warm drinks and soup. This will ease the pain, and give you fluid and some nourishment.2 Drink a glass of mint tea with honey. This works great.3 Eat cold foods, but avoid anything to sweet. Excess sugar will irritate the throat.4 Take a hot shower. The steam vapors help clear your sinuses, which usually is the cause of a sore throat.5 Get a bottle of throat spray, such as Chloraseptic, and spray liberally in the back of your throat. It will numb your throat and kill any bacteria.6 Gargle with lukewarm salty water at least 3 to 4 times a day. The salt should be dissolved in the water. Don't go overboard on the salt so as to cause more irritation—there should just be enough to help clear any excess mucus in the back of your throat.7 Cut a lemon in half, skewer it, and roast over a stove fire until the skin is golden-brown. Squeeze out the juice and mix in 1 tablespoon of honey. Stir and drink.8 Mix Ginger and lemon juice. Run down the throat without swallowing. The Ginger will cling to the sides of the throat to provide temporary relief and a barrier to prevent damage from coughing. The acidic lemon juice will help with removal of mucus.9 Swallow a spoonful of honey.10 Mix a tablespoon of salt in a cup of warm water and gargle. TIPS 1. Stay away from eating hard foods, like meat, chicken and toast. It will hurt going down. 2.If you eat something, and it hurts going down, stop eating it. 3.Drinking apple juice will relieve the pain (but only while drinking it). It also provides vitamin C which helps the body fight sickness. 4.Cooking fresh chicken soup is best, but a box of Lipton Chicken Soup with Noodles is great, fast and easy. 5.Cough drops/lozenges will soothe your throat, but won't get rid of it completely. 6.As always, sleep will also help relieve pain. 7.Try to stay away from milk. All it does is clog up your throat and when you need to cough it hurts like crazy and all the milk is turned into mucus WARNINGS 1.Most sore throats, while annoying, are generally common. However, prolonged or repetitive sore throats can be a sign of a serious problem. If you have a painful sore throat and it does not get better in a few days, go see a doctor. He will perform a throat culture, which involves briefly swabbing the back of your throat to check for signs of strep. 2.If you also have a stiff neck with the sore throat, do not wait. Get medical help. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

anna	Drink a cup of hot tea, and suck on a lemon dipped in honey. It's something that always helps, as weird as it may sound. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

EverydayJoe	Medicine. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Harley L	couch drops and they have this fancy spray out that makes it not hert as much but its a spay that u spray down your throught Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Xanadu	chamomile tea with lemon and honey. Drink as warm as you can stand it. Promise...you'll feel better. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Molly M	the best thing is halls but if you dont have that then put a hot towle on it then it might help. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

raymund	bactidol..... Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

The Mrs	Warm water with salt....a lot of salt! Gargle with it and spit it out. Make sure you gargle well...make sure it gets all over your throat. It will feel soooooo much better. That's what my mom and my doctor told me to do and it works everytime. Also throat numbing spray helps...it disinfects and numbs the pain while you're healing. Feel better soon. =) Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

<3	gargle with warm salt water, i know that alot of people have said this already, hope i helped Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

bigmikejones	Warm salt water gargles, a quality cough drop to sooth the throat. If it lasts more than three days, go see your doctor for possible strep, or pharyngitis. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

george 2	chicken soup Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Gecko Juice	Zinc lozenges, tea, gargling with salt water, honey, try not to scream (lol), and any (legal) throat-numbing fluid that you cloud gargle with (these usually need a perscription so you might want to see your doctor if all of the other methods do not work) Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

kjsouder@sbcglobal.net	Gargle with warm salt water. 8oz water with 1/2-1 tsp salt. Gargle and spit. This will help. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

PhYsIcScOnFuSeD	keep drinking warm fluids like soup and even hot chocolate =), stay away from the cold stuff including cold drinks because it'll aggravate the soreness. (if you want more variety then go for stuff that wil go down smoothly like pudding, jello or applesauce) this is just what you should do because other than these and medicine, theres not much else you can do except wait it out. plus, once you're done with so and so days of medicine, if you have even a tingle in your throat leftover, take cough drops to make sure it doesn't come back. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Big R	numbing throat cough drops Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

noitall	Chloraseptic -- it's a spray with a numbing agent that soothes the pain. in between those applications, gargle with warm salt water to help it heal faster. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

dionysia04	You need to gargle a glass or salty warm water ( i know it's yuk) if it's itchy, have a tablespoon of hunny right before you sleep (and maybe keep it by your bedside) otherthan that, stay away from really cold drinks. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

helen keller	Cough syrup with Codeine is the best, go to your doc. Otherwise, hot tea with honey & resting your voice. Gargle with salt water to kill icky germs will help too. Good luck! & feel better! HelenKeller Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

blkman_inc4ever	Hot tea with a couf-drop in it. It works. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

RickP	gargle with warm salty water Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

oh no it's ashley	hot tea with honey... that has always worked the best for me. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

LMT in training!	Time. I haven't found anything to help. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No