Home Remedies For Throat Infection
Most sore throats can be cured by home remedies for throat infections particularly in its early stages of infections.
A sore throat, whether viral or bacterial is not only painful but also a discomfort in daily important activities like eating and drinking. At times people are unable to even talk. You may lose your voice temporarily completely.
You can prevent the pain or reduce it by one or more of the many home remedies.
Causes of Throat Infections
sore throat is an inflammation of the pharynx(the tube that extends from the back of the mouth to the esophagus).
Following are the two main causes of throat infections
Viral infections- They generally heal by its own within a week to 10 days. There are no cures. The symptoms are like colds or the flu.They will in most cases accompanied by fever,runny nose and achy muscles.
Bacterial infections- They are usually infections from streptococcal bacteria (strep throat).Bacterial infections Symptoms are more severe than viral infections. The bacterial infection are generally accompanied by swollen glands in the neck and headache. A strep infection needs to be treated with antibiotics to avoid other implications like permanent heart or kidney damage.
Sore throat can also be caused by personal habits such as Smoking,sleeping with mouth open , singing, shouting and coughing. It can also be caused by other underlying ailments like Acid reflux,Allergies, Polyps or cancer and Infected tonsils.
Pain relief is necessary so that you can eat and drink without much discomfort!
Gargling by salt water is age old tried and tested natural cure for strep throat pain relieving. It gives temporary relief. Gargle after every couple of hours with a teaspoon of salt added to a glass of water (200-250ml).
Another useful natural cure for throat infections is to gargle with Apple Cedar Vinegar (ACV). Add a table spoon of ACV to a glass of water and stir it well. Gargle thoroughly with 3-4 mouthful and then rinse the mouth of plain water. Do it twice a day. It is effective in Strep throat. The bacteria get killed by the acidic nature of the vinegar.
It is interesting to note that both acidic (ACV) and alkaline (Salt) mixtures are used to treat sore throat.
Drinking hot liquids (non caffeinated) helps to sooth the sore throat. Drinking tea particularly Chamomile tea is very effective as natural cure for sore throat. Add 1-2 dried chamomile blossoms to a glass of boiling water, steep and drink a cup every couple of hours. You can use Thyme tea which works equally good.
Ginger tea is another useful home remedy for throat infections pain relief. Cut the ginger in slices (3-4 mm thick) and crush them. Add 2 crushed slices in a 300 ml of water. Let the water become brownish. Cool it to acceptable level and sip the tea. You ca add honey to add taste.
Whatever natural method or home remedy for sore throat you use for pain relief, you may still need to consult a doctor if the sore throat continues for a longer period. Proper diagnosis and medication in that case is necessary.
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