What was the name of the throat lozenges that everybody took back in the 60's when they had a sore throat?
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I think they were something called "Fisherman's Best" or something like that.  The name had something to do with "fisherman" in it.
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still getting over mine as we speak!! it last two weeks and started out as bronchitis first (yuck!!)\n\ndrink lots of fluids-colds can dehydrate you quickly and make you feel worse so make sure to drink. water is best-avoid caffeine b/c it will make you more dehydrated\n\n-suck on ice cubes or hard candies if you have a sore throat\n-put a warm mist humidifier in your room at nite to help you breathe better and to also keep your throat from drying out\n-hot tea w/honey is very soothing \n-take nyquil at night to help you sleep\n-don't do too much activity during the day and sleep as much as possible-rest is the best thing to a speedy recovery\n-drink orange juice to help boost your immune system (the vitamin c in it will help to this)\n\nhope you feel better soon
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Lots of rest, fluids, hot herbal tea for a sore throat, and avoid alcohol and caffeine (dehydrates you).\n\nEveryone has their own quick fix remedy, and what helps my colds go away faster is decaf green tea every day plus a clove of fresh garlic.  Heh, most ppl would prefer garlic pills, but I happen to love garlic anyway.  It's high on antioxidants.\n\nWith my last cold, I also tried zinc tablets.  They helped the sore throat, and they're supposed to help you get better faster.  I feel like they did.\n\nFeel better soon!
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After I got mine removed I came home that day and was like "wow that was nothing! I feel fine!" I was eating normal and drinking normal. Then like the 2nd night I felt like my throat was literally on fire! I couldn't eat anything and could hardly drink. The only thing that helped me was some cool fluids like Gatorade and even a little jello. I didn't drink anything hot, my throat was already on fire, and freezing cold stuff like ice cream didn't feel good either. Keep pushing the fluids, it's really the only thing you can do, and make sure you finish your antibiotics. I was still feeling like crap 4-5 weeks after getting them removed. It's going to take a while to feel 100% better. Good luck!
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Most lozenges have sugar which sooth but don't kill germs.\n\nQ: What exactly is the mechanism/physiology of relief that gargling with warm salt water has on a sore throat?\n\n \n\nA: This is an educated guess.\n\nSore throats are sore due to inflammation. Usually, the inflammation is due to a viral or bacterial infection (the common cold, and strep throat, are examples of each). However, sore throat may also be related to allergies or physical injury to the throat. In each case, an inflammatory response has been triggered. Pain, swelling and an itchy or irritated sensation are the common symptoms of this inflammatory response.\n\nThe medical term for swelling is edema. As part of the inflammatory response, there is an increase in the water content of the involved tissues. With respect to sore throat, a sense of fullness and difficulty swallowing are both related to edema of the tissue lining the throat (mucosa).\n\nWater tends to follow salt. Anyone who has ever salted a snail knows what happens to the snail. Here’s a less disgusting analogy: have you ever salted slices of raw eggplant? The salt draws moisture from the eggplant; after a few minutes, you can see beads of fluid on the surface of the eggplant.\n\nEveryone has a different recipe for a salt water gargle, but all recipes tend to be fairly salty. If the gargle has a higher salt concentration than your intrinsic salt concentration, it will tend to draw out some of the edema fluid from the mucosa of the throat. This will make SOME of your "sore throat" symptoms better. The relief is very real, but also tends to be short-lived, since the gargle has done nothing to remove the cause of the sore throat.\n\nIn some cases, gargling with salt water also has a cleansing action. If you are suffering from postnasal drainage due to a bacterial sinus infection or allergies, the mucus which drains from your nasal cavity is full of chemicals that tend to promote an inflammatory response. As this stuff drains down the back of your throat, it leaves a trail of inflamed tissues in its wake. Frequent gargling with salt water will help minimize this problem.\n\nAs with everything else in medicine, you can certainly overdo this one! Make the gargle salty enough, and you will dessicate the mucosa of the throat. This could lead to even greater irritation than what you started with!
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Honey.\n\nStir honey in a glass of room temperature water and gargle with it.\n\nHave a spoonful of honey to soothe a sore throat.\n\nHave Honey and lime,  if you have a cold.\n\nHoney and ginger is good for a cough.\n\nAlso, warm salt water gargling will work wonders if you have lost your voice.
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drink chamomile, lemon juice & honey tea.  It will soothe you so that your are more relaxed and can get some rest & sleep.\n\n“Sore throat cures herbal remedy tea recipes” \n\nAll the following recipes have the same measurements. Unless otherwise stated, they were brewed in a coffee maker or tea brewer.\n\nMeasurements: \n\n\n\n• 1 tablespoon of each type of herb\n\n\n• 1 tablespoon of honey to sweeten the tea\n\n\n\n\nSore throat cures herbal remedy tea: \n\nLicorice root \nSlippery Elm \nPeppermint\n\nThe Common Cold\n\n1 1/2 tablespoons of Licorice root already brewed in a pot enough for two cups. \n\n\n\nElderberry tea bag\nChamomile\n\nSteep the tea bag in the Licorice Root infusion and add in the Chamomile. \nThis can be done in the coffee maker, but the Licorice brew must be cool enough to be cycled through the machine. \n\n\n\nStop that Cough Tea\n\n1 tablespoon Slippery Elm\n1 tablespoon Mullein\n1 tablespoon Catnip\n1 tablespoon Licorice root bark\n\nBoil the bark first in two cups worth of water for 10 minutes. Place the rest of the herbs in a coffee filter and place the filter in a strainer. Strain the Licorice tea through the strainer into a mug and drink. Honey and lemon can be added. \n\n\n\nFever buster Tea\n\nCatnip \nWhite Oak bark \nChamomile \n\nMust be ingested as hot as the person can take it. Chamomile can be substituted for any other fragrant herb. It is added in only for taste. \n\n\n\n \n\n\nDry, raspy cough - tea recipe for natural cures\n\nLicorice Root\nSlippery Elm\nMullein\nCatnip\nChamomile\nHoney\nLemon 1 wedge\n\n\n\nAches and Pains Tea\n\n1 Tablespoon White Willow Bark\n1 Tablespoon Catnip \n\nPut in a tea ball and steep in boiling hot water for five minutes. Drink as hot as you can stand it, then lie down for a nap. \n\nDry Congestion Tea\n(For thick congestion and irritated mucous membranes.) \n\n2 parts Eyebright\n1 part Catnip\n2 parts Thyme\n1 part Goldenrod\n\nSteep 1-1/2 to 2 tsp in a larger cup, such as a coffee mug, for 10 minutes. \nYou will likely need lemon or honey, as this remedy is rather bitter. Very soothing. Try to stay warm while drinking, and for a time afterwards. \n\n**If you experience any discomfort or unpleasant effects while drinking this tea, discontinue use. All herbs listed above are generally safe, though precautions should always be taken when using any type of medicine.* \n\n\n\n\n\n\nDuring cold or sinus season Tea\n\n\n\n1 small handfull (about 1/4 cup) dried thyme\n1 small handfull (about 1/4 cup) dried feverfew flowers\n1 large handfull (about 3/4 cup) dried peppermint leaves\n1 Tablespoon dried and rubbed or crushed sage\n\n\n\nEnd of Your Rope Tea\n\n1 Tablespoon Chamomile\n1 Tablespoon Peppermint\n\nPut in a tea ball and steep in boiling hot water for five minutes. \n\n\n\n\nColds and Flu Tea - herbal remedy natural cures\n\n1 oz Blackberry leaves\n1 oz Elder flowers\n1 oz Linden flowers\n1 oz Peppermint leaves\n\nPour 1 cup boiling water over 2 tbs mixture. Cover & steep 10 minutes; strain. \n\nColds and Hoarseness Tea\n\n2 oz Malva flowers\n1 ½ oz Mullein flowers\n\nUse 2 tbs of mixture per 1 cup hot water. Steep 10 minutes; strain. \nDrink only 2 - 3 cups per day for just a few days\n\nCoughing Fits Tea\n\n1 1/3 oz. St. John's Wort\n2/3 oz. Thyme \n2/3 oz. Linden Flowers \n\nUse 1 tsp. of the herb mixture per cup of boiling water to soothe irritations of the upper respiratory tract that cause coughing. Steep for 5-10 min., strain, sweeten if necessary. This tea has proved helpful with bronchitis and whooping cough. \n\nFlu-away\n\n2 medium cloves of freshly crushed garlic \n1 cup of very warm water \n1 teaspoon of honey\n1 teaspoon of lemon juice \nStir and drink. \n\nAdrenal and Respiratory Herbal Tonic\n\nMix together 2 tablespoons each of horehound, hyssop, licorice root, and marsh mallow root. Add 4 cups of water. Simmer until the liquid is 1/4 reduced. You should have about 3 cups of the tonic. Strain and dose with 1/2 cup of the liq
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I had that exact thing this past weekend, my friend squeezed real lemons, honey and water in a mug and warmed it up.  I draqnk it a few different times and it made me feel so much better!!!!  Worked so much better than just medications.
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Take Vitamin C and Zinc lozenges this can help stop the cold from going through the entire process.  \n\nTake Echinacea and goldenseal extracts. These boost the immune system.  \n\nPut eucalyptus oil in 2 cups of boiling water and breath in the steam, this helps with congestion.  \n\nNative Americans use Hyssop in tea form as an expectorant and to fight viruses.  \n\nGargle: A mix of water and pure tea tree oil this helps sore throats. \n\nDrink chicken broth and potato peeling broth.  \n\nDo not use handkerchiefs, use paper tissues and flush them after use, the cold virus lives for several hours, thus increasing the risk of re-infecting yourself.  \n\nWash your hands frequently, this reduces the chances of re- infecting yourself and others.  \n\nOther homeopathic remedies are: Belladonna; Arsenicum; Aconite; Antimonium tartaricum.  \n\nTake echinacea this herb is antiviral and antibacterial, speeds healing, boost the immune  \nsystem. \n\nHorseradish is another herb that many use in the kitchen but it also has excellent properties to treat sore throat and upper respiratory tract infections, reduces fever, and expels   concentrations of mucus.  \n\nUse kava kava as a gargle for soothing and analgesic pain relief. Helps insomnia cause by coughing and sore throat. \n\nMyrrh is an antiseptic and anti-inflammatory, very powerful and excellent for chronic sore throats. It acts also as an expectorant and decongestant. It helps cure gum disease.  \n\nIn Europe is common to see singers use oregano oil  to fight respiratory allergies, laryngitis and sore throat, for it's antifungal and antibacterial properties.  \n\nSage is used to cure sore throat, stuffed nose, gingivitis and coughs, is a powerful antiviral, antibacterial and antifungal. Use as a gargle.  \n\nWild indigo is an antiviral and antibiotic for infections, it stimulates the immune system, and cures chronic sore throats.
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Never ice cream. I learned a while ago from my mom that sugar can actually aggravate a sore throat/growing cold. Sugar's the worst thing you can ingest when you're getting sick.\n\nI just had the beginnings of a sore throat several days ago. I took two pills which are a mixture of herbs called Echinacea and golden-seal root. It worked PERFECTLY. It's the best thing you can take to knock out that blooming cold. It will be gone the next day. Just head over to your local health-food store and pick up a bottle and it will work wonders.\n\nAlso, hot chicken soup (Jewish pennicilin) is excellent for a sore throat.
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Salt water gargle is about the best you can do for a sore throat.
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i have to go with the other two answers and then add that you can also drink warm tea..\ni took voice lessons as a young child and thats what the teacher would make me drink when i started to get a sore throat \nhope this helps
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have you tried gargling with listerine?
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If there is nothing seriously wrong with your throat like an infection, my Gram used to have us gargle with warm water with some (a little) salt added to it. Suprisingly to this day my sisters and brother still do this It does seem to work for mild sore throats..
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Stir 1/2 teaspoon salt in an 8-ounce glass of warm water for use as a gargle for sore throats. gargle several times a day. also cold things like Popsicles can help and a numbing spray like chloriseptic. If you have fever you may need medical attention. If you have itchy eyes, runny nose or pressure in sinuses you may get some relief for over the counter allergy medicine. Use the salt water it does help.
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Take your medicine, of course, but anything that will provide nourishment.  If your throat is sore, consider instant mashed potatoes made with milk.  Soups, broths, cottage cheese, anything soft that you can comfortably eat.  Protein drinks and meal replacements are expensive but would do in a pinch.\n\nIt is also very important to stay hydrated.  If you can't stand plain water, try herbal teas (peppermint is soothing).\nMy favorite peppermint tea is made by Traditional Medicinals (www.traditionalmedicinals.com).  I can only get it at health food stores.