Question 1

what the best home remedy for a scratchy throat?

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Voice rest: And salt water gargles and rest.If this is not a result of cheering for your team then it may be the start of a viral sore throat.Back to answer # 1:voice rest, warm saline gargles and personal rest.I'd also advise chicken noodle soup as well.If mom can prepare it you'll recover faster.

Question 2

i have throat infection. .tell me home remedy?

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Get seen: If you have a throat infection serious enough for you to write healthtap, a physician should look at it and decide whether it should be treated as strep throat (which is very dangerous and has no home cure), or one of the infectious mononucleosis syndromes (epstein-barr is best known, but the one to rule out is acute HIV infection.)  for pain relief, drug stores offer topical anesthetics.

Question 3

home remedy of sore throat?

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See doc: It may be a bacterial cause that may require an antibiotic to cure. I suggest seeing your doctor to determine the cause of the sore throat.  Wishing you the very best.

Question 4

what's the fastest home remedy for a sore throat for singers.?

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Doctor can evaluate: Throat pain can be from a strep throat infection (antibiotics are needed), a cold or influenza (antibiotics usually not used), or from some other cause such as allergies or irritants. Usually, a person sees the doctor if the sore throat is bothersome, recurrent, or doesn't go quickly (mainly to check for strep throat). Sore throat lozenges containing an anesthetic can relieve pain temporarily.

Question 5

please describe a good home remedy for pain from strep throat?

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None: If you really have a strep throat it will get better without antibiotic treatment after about 7 days but you then run the risk of developing the serious post-streptococcal sequella of glomerulonephritis and rheumatic fever.  To prevent this risk you need to take 10 full days of a penicillin antibiotic. Symptomatic treatments include throat lozenges, cepacol throat spray and tylenol (acetaminophen).

Question 6

best home remedy for sore throat?

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Saline gargle: Put teaspoon salt in pint of warm water and gargle every several hours.

Question 7

what to do if i need a home remedy for a sore throat.?

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Slippery Elm: For significant sore throat with swollen tonsils / lymph nodes –  see physician & get a strep throat test / culture.  Try adding 2 tsp of slippery elm bark to 1 cup of hot water (steep for at least 5 minutes in a covered teapot). Drink this as needed to relieve pain or a few times per day. Slippery elm bark lozenges are another option.

Question 8

i'm suffering from little throat pain, what should i drink or do as a home remedy to be healed??

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Throat pain: Home remedies include warm salt water rinses 4Xday . But if this persists see both a DDS/DMD and a MD. The dentist can rule out tooth infection, wisdom teeth, and Eagle syndrome as a cause. The MD will check our your ear nose throat and respiratory systems

Question 9

what is the best home remedy for itchy throat & nagging cough?

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Find the cause: It all depends how long you have had those symptoms. If it has been more than a few days, that means it is not a cold, but rather maybe post nasal drip from nasal allergies, . Try over the counter antihistamines and saline nasal spray and consult an allergist if things persist.

Question 10

what is the best home remedy for sore throat? thank you so much.

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Sore Throat: For significant sore throat with swollen tonsils / lymph nodes –  see physician &amp; get a strep throat test/ culture. If you have Strep Throat, antibiotic therapy is imperative to prevent future complications. Consider Tylenol (acetaminophen) or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications. Saltwater gargles: Mix 1 tsp salt in 8 oz warm water – gargle several times a day. Can gargle with Aloe Vera juice twice a day.

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