Hot or Cold for a Sore Throat?

I would prefer cold for a sore throat...I dont feel hot can do for it... Dont know how it did for yours...

I take strepsils, and hot lemon drinks with rum in it! There is also a spray that you can by which really works for a while. I spray before going to bed so that I can sleep. rub Vick's on the throat area and keep it warm. Rub Vick's on feet at night and this helps you to sleep and generally feel better in the morning. Take care and get well.

I have always had something warm when I had a sore throat. My mom used to give me Jell-o water. You make the Jell-o like you normally would, but before you add the cold water you serve it is a glass and sip it. The warm jell-o coats your throat.

Lozenges if I'm not eating, especially if I'm trying to sleep. Soup helps if I'm eating...

See a doctor if your sore throat lasts longer than 5 days. If you can't identify an allergen that could be causing your sore throat, then it's time to see a doctor. Usually, sore throats that last 5 days or longer are caused by a bacterial infection like Strep throat or tonsillitis. Drinking a lot of fluids will help you get rid of a sore throat. Sore throats are most often caused by post-nasal drip (doctor lingo for “snot sliding down your throat”) which is the result of a cold or the flu. Gargling warm salt water can help relieve a sore throat. The swelling and subsequent in your throat, called edema, is caused by a greater water concentration in the cells lining your throat. A light mixture (1 teaspoon of salt per glass) of salt and water gargled for thirty seconds, several times a day will help draw some of that extra water out and reduce the swelling that accompanies a sore throat. Be careful; too much salt will harm your already beleaguered mucus glands.

I know this is a strangeone but try, dry toast. My Dad told me one time to try dry toast for a sore throat. He said that the roughness of the toast kind of sands away the infection. I don't know if it will work for you, but I have tried a few times and it always seemed to help the soreness of my throat.

My Primary Care Physician suggested that I mix equal parts of Benedryl and Malox. Then gargle with it. The Benedryl numbs the throat and the Malox is thick so it keep the benedryl on the throat. It worked wonders. Hope your sore throad feels better soon

I usually just take some sort of sore throat drops. I don't get sore throats very often. Last year I had one that was really bad and nothing I did seemed to help. I went to the doctor and it turned out I had an ear infection. The drainage was making my throat sore. They put me on some medicine and the sore throat stopped in the next day or so.

i personally think that hot is better for a sore throat because the cold items that you eat just tend to numb the sore area and dont really help much. the hot items will actually soothe the throat.

There's a bug going around in my area that starts with a sore throat... a real bad sore throat. I had it a week and a half ago and my throat was so swollen, I could barely swallow food. My husband went to a healthfood/organic foods store and found a small box of tea that included 4 packets for a couple different ailments. One of them was a "throat coat" and I have to say, that it worked wonders (and it smelled great too) I used honey to sweeten the tea and no milk and the throat problem was already much better by the time I finally got a doctor's appointment. If you can find a tea that contains licorice root, slippery elm bark, orangepeel, cinnamon, wild cherry bark, etc... buy it, that combo of herbs works so well for throat problems.

I prefer warm things going on hot and definately nothing cold. I get relief when my neck and throat are covered up too with a high necked jumper or a scarf. If it's open it seems to be worse but when it's covered it seems to sort of soothe it. Do you keep yours covered up and does it make a difference to you in any way?

First of all you reduce taking cold foods like ice cream and milk shakes. I will tell you a remedy for sore throat. Put some salt in luke warm water and gargle it thrice a day. Hold the water in mouth for some time. You will get great relief doing so. You can drink some black coffee with some pepper powder and dried ginger powder in it. This also will help you to give relief. Even you can chew some cumin seeds for sore throat. Eating small onion also is good.

definitely something hot or warm for sore throat. i thought something cold will make it worse but i'm not pretty sure about this. hope that you will recover soon & have a nice day ahead!

I always drink warm lemonade or lemon tea with honey to treat my sore throat. : D

Hi katsmeow First of all,you don't try with ice creams.It is not a medicine at all. You keep doing salt warm water gargling every two hours or so as per your comfort. Keep drinking lot of hot fluids such as hot water,tea,lemon tea,soup etc. Don't smoke or be near to a smoker. If your sore throat is by viral infection,then you will get relief by 3,4 days. If your sore throat continues even after that also,it may be due to bacterial infection,for which you may need some antibiotics. Please consult a doctor,if your pain is intolerable,some blood is seen in your saliva or sputum,some swallowing problems occurs. Get well soon. Happy mylotting

hot things should work better for a sore throat...dont even try to eat something cold....avoid bananas and curd...best way to stop it is to drink raw ginger juice...nothing helps better for sore throat....

I like hot lemonade with honey in it. Both are antibacterial and the heat the citric acid help sooth on contact and kill the bacterial causing the sore throat. If you've had your sore throat for 3 days already it may take a while to clear it up, but I'd recommend drinking a cup of hot lemonade with honey ever 3 or 4 hours. Put a little garlic and red pepper in your chicken soup. It may burn going down, but those are also antibacterials and will help.

I feel bad that you are still sick! 2 of my kids and my husband have had that in the past week. I always buy popsicles or make them, I make jell-o, and load them up on Tylenol. I think for everyone here it is all sinus, causing them to have headaches and sore throats. My oldest came home from school today with the headache and sore throat. He wanted Chicken and Stars soup from Campbells....and Vernor's ginger ale. Those are what my mom gave me, so that's what mine get. Hope you feel better soon.

While cold liquids feel good on my throat for the moment, I've found warm works better to last longer. I use hot tea with honey and lemon to help my sore throats. But I also use spray chloraseptic if its a bad one.

I like to use hot, and I mean HOT items on my throat, almost as if I were burning away the part that hurts. Otherwise, I'll have something carbonated, usually seltzer, because the fizzing sensation feels nice on a sore throat. I used to use cold too, too try to numb away the pain, but I don't like it so much anymore. Mainly I use hot and fizz now. Good luck - feel better!