Please share an interesting fact about dealing with a sore throat.

Ignore: 1 tsp of salt mixed into 8 oz of warm water makes a nice soothing gargle. Gargle every 2-3 hours

Ignore: Not all sore throats are strep or caused by a bacteria. Many are associated with viral illness.

Ignore: 3% Hydrogen peroxide gargles help ease a sore throat fast.

Ignore: Sore throats are usually viral in etiology. As such conservative treatment is recommended.

Ignore: A white coating on the tonsils does not mean you have strep throat.A test can only determine this.

Ignore: Gargle with warm salt to decrease throat inflammation and reduce symptoms.

Ignore: If you had a tonsillectomy, your chances of getting strep throat are very little.

Ignore: The oils in raw or minced garlic, when chewed, show anti-biotic, anti-fungal & anti-viral effects.

Ignore: Salt water gargles are helpful to soothe the pain.

Ignore: The office rapid strep test ONLY checks for group A strep which is most common but not only type.

Ignore: It might be silent acid reflux if no fever or cold and culture normal. It's sometimes thyroiditis.

Ignore: Advil and lozenges are great. Stopping nasal drainage helps. Humidifier in bedroom soothes throat.

Water intake: Hello, a sore throat may come from having too little daily water intake. As a rough gage, I recommend taking your weight in pounds and dividing by 2. Add ounces of water to that number. I challenge most of my patients and when they do the rough calculation, I see they need to increase their water consumption. The orpharynx needs adequate saliva and nasal mucus to ensure proper function. Good Luck.

Doing: Doing salt water gargles along with antibiotics if prescribe will hasten recovery.

Ignore: Alternative names Swallowing - pain or burning; Odynophagia; Burning feeling when swallowing.

Viruses: Viruses cause most sore throats, especially with a cough, runny nose, hoarse voice, or mouth sores.