Sore Throat Remedy
A sore throat is one of the most irritating conditions simply because it prevents sleep, reduces the enjoyment of food and even of breathing or talking. It is one of those things that relentlessly bugs you.
Fortunately I've learnt that there is one remedial treatment that always works — the old-fashioned salt-water gargle. Put one teaspoon of salt in a large mug of warm water kept by the sink. Whenever your throat bugs you, gargle with some of the mixture and then spit it all out. Make sure the throat gets bathed in it.
The throat will feel strangely soothed, and you will also feel less inclined to cough or otherwise make life more painful for yourself. Salt water is also an antiseptic of sorts. If you have mouth ulcers as well, it will help.
Fortunately I've learnt that there is one remedial treatment that always works — the old-fashioned salt-water gargle. Put one teaspoon of salt in a large mug of warm water kept by the sink. Whenever your throat bugs you, gargle with some of the mixture and then spit it all out. Make sure the throat gets bathed in it.
The throat will feel strangely soothed, and you will also feel less inclined to cough or otherwise make life more painful for yourself. Salt water is also an antiseptic of sorts. If you have mouth ulcers as well, it will help.
etched with acid at 6:57:00 am
2 Comments:
How about lozenges? Or honey? I take it that this salt water is isotonic?
/Sorrows
Na+ concentration in human body is about 0.13 (?) mol/litre. I think my salt solution is probably less than that, and hence is hypotonic. But maybe it stimulates saliva or mucus production? All this is empirical observation. Lozenges tend to have a drying effect, and it's hard to sleep with one in your mouth. Honey is OK, but only as a stop-gap measure — gets acidic in the mouth and impure sugar isn't really my thing.
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