Throat Ache

I very seldom have a sore throat but if i do i gargle w/hot salt water. It always helps. Hope youys gets better.

bmkoct5 get to your doctor as you need antibotics after this time and the severity of the pain you probably have a strept throat and all the home remedies will not cure it, they may soften the pain but after this long a time it sounds like strept and while you take the antibiotic drink ice water, it will be the only thing that will stop that strept pain I know as I have been there and done that. I finally gave in and saw my doctor who took an immediate throat culture and said strept throat you must have antibiotics.Also gargle with salt water as hot as you can stand it four or five times a day then drink ice water to numb that pain. in a few days of antibiotics it will just stop hurting but do take them all as a strept can come back if you do not use all the antibiotice.Good luck and God bless. get the antibiotics please.

All the above are good advice. But if things don't go very well after you've followed those home remedies, better go see a doctor to get that tested. It could be serious, and you wouldn't want it to get any worse.

Hi, hmkoct5. I use throat lozenges. I also gargle my throat out with some warm and lightly salty water too. I may go to the doctor and get it treated as well. I once had a sore throat before and I went to the doctor because it lasted for almost a week. I thought that I might have had Strep Throat, but I did not. The doctor gave me some Antibiotics to kill the infection and to make the soreness go away. I was in rough shape. I hope that you will feel so much better very soon.

hi hmkoct, since last six months i am not using any medicine for regular pains,aches and throat infections and cough also, i am suggesting you best homely medicine for throat ache, took some warm milk add some turmeric powder and pepper powder,rince it and took in one take and also you can take 6 pieces of black pepper seeds Plus two garlic pieces Plus few dhall (nuts for taste) eat them at once,intially do the same twice in a day and after that only once in a day is enough for all these things,i am using since 6 months,have a nice day

suck on ice. chew on lozenges. gargle salt and water mixture.

If I remember right, gargling warm salt water is supposed to help.

I am sorry to hear that. MY wife has had a sore throat as well as and a lot of coughing as well. She was really sick a few days ago, now she feels fine except for the sore throat. She has been drinking a lot of liquids, take Ibuprofin for the pain and take Sucrets lozenges to keep from coughing and also for the pain. Hope you feel better soon.

It is very difficult to make any comments on such a case without proper examination of the patient. But as a general measure what I can advise is that if you are a smoker, quit it immediately. gurgle with warm saline water several times a day. Do not do any self-medication as in most of the cases it is hazardous. If you do not get any relief,it is better to visit a doctor who I think will advise you the same as I have and in addition, will prescribe some broad spectrum oral antibiotics & before that may advise you for a throat swab culture & sensitivity test.

Depending upon where you live and your age, you can have a variety of reasons to have throat pain that is prolonged. For relief, simple warm saline gargle may help. (Add a pinch of salt to a glass of warm water). But make sure it is not a serious infection by consulting your physician. Beware of H1N1 virus too...Try to isolate yourself from contacts to stop transmitting any infection you might harbor. Take heart, whatever it may be, you will be alright in a couple of days if you take institute treatment under supervision promptly