The cure for sore throat is effective in winter

Sore throat is a common disease in the winter and is easily acquired. Just a bit of negligence when you don't keep warm enough when you leave the street, you may have a sore throat immediately.

Instructions on how to prevent and treat sore throats in the winter

1. Expression of sore throat

  1. The patient feels sore throat, difficulty swallowing, fever and frequent headaches.
  2. Sore throat is accompanied by several symptoms such as colds, fever, nausea, body aches, tonsillitis and lymphadenopathy in the neck .

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2. Causes of sore throat

There are many causes of sore throat, mostly caused by viruses (80%) such as adeno, rhino, respiratory syncytial virus, influenza, measles . The rest are caused by bacteria such as streptococcus, staphylococci, and pneumococcus. , H. Influenzae . More dangerous is the Ascorbic streptococcus ASEAN because this is the type leading to complications of sore throat, low heart, arthritis, kidney inflammation.

In addition, factors such as weather changes, cold, humidity, dust, smoke, alcohol, chemical emissions also cause sore throat.

3. Measures to prevent sore throat in winter

  1. Keeping your body warm : A low temperature with high humidity makes your body more susceptible to colds leading to a sore throat, inflammation of the sinuses. Keep your body warm by wearing warm clothes; hot eating. Need to take care of children carefully, avoid getting cold due to rain, wearing warm enough, wearing socks, keeping warm towels, avoiding cold wind .

Note that not wearing too much clothes for children because wearing too hot can cause children to sweat causing children to absorb sweat easily lead to cold. Winter, cold weather, so do not necessarily bathe children every day. Every day, just wipe your body with warm water. You can bathe your child twice a week. When bathing a child, it is necessary to bathe in warm water, in an airtight room.

When having work out on the road, should limit exposure to cold air by wearing a mask, both work to prevent dirt and warming effect on the upper respiratory tract. Keeping your ears warm is also important.

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  1. Nutritional supplements : A full complement of nutrients helps increase the body's resistance to disease. Provide enough protein, vitamin supplements, eat lots of fruits and vegetables.
  2. Eating and drinking : Need hygiene, eating, eating hot, not eating rancid foods. Regular oral hygiene for children to avoid infection. Wash your hands clean, do not let your baby suck your hands, pick your nose. Adequate vaccinations are required according to the prescribed program. When a child has continuous or prolonged fever accompanied by more severe symptoms, it is necessary to promptly take the child to a medical facility for examination and treatment to avoid progressive disease causing dangerous complications.
  3. Clean your throat, teeth and mouth daily : by brushing your teeth, rinsing your throat with dilute salt water.
  4. Need to wear a mask when going to the street: to avoid dust and pollution.
  5. Avoid drinking water that is too cold or too hot, limit candy or ice cream.
  6. With a bedroom, it should be cool but not drained, if there is air conditioning, it should be kept at a cool cool temperature, about 28oC.
  7. Practice drinking a lot of water, physical activity, brush your teeth after every meal, wash your hands before eating and wash your hands after going to the toilet.
  8. When suffering from diseases of teeth, mouth, sinuses, nose . need to be treated completely, avoid pathogens exist and spread causing sore throat.
  9. When sore throat is indicated for treatment, need to be taken seriously, taking prescription medication, correct prescription antibiotic regimen.
  10. Taking the right medicine, getting the right dose, the right time, not being willing to buy antibiotics for treatment because the wrong treatment will leave drug resistance, making treatment later difficult.
  11. Breathing products containing peppermint oil is also very helpful."It will help to clear the nasal congestion by causing a cool feeling in the nose, while reducing the symptoms of sore throat and coughing with local anesthetic . "
  12. Some types of honey can also fight infections in the throat, because they contain natural hydrogen peroxide with antibacterial properties.For children to drink honey before going to bed, it also has the effect of inhibiting the night cough attacks more effectively than thedrug dextromethorphanoften appear in the type of syrup sold popularly outside the pharmacy.

4. Prevention of infection of sore throat

  1. Many people mistakenly believe that sore throat is not contagious. But in fact, it is a disease spread by direct or indirect contact. If someone around you is having a sore throat, it is best to avoid contact with them and wash your hands often.
  2. If you have a sore throat, you should also wash your hands often to limit the spread of bacteria when you cover your mouth and nose with your hands when coughing or sneezing.

5. How to treat sore throat

  1. Most people with pharyngitis are treated with antibiotics, antipyretic and analgesic combined with throat disinfectants. If the doctor prescribes antibiotics, the patient must follow. And even if the symptoms of sore throats have ended, you should not stop taking the medicine but continue drinking for a while to create an anti-relapse antibiotic like that that will cure sore throat effectively.
  2. Gargling with cola is also very effective because the carbon in the coca will help clear the phlegm in the throat.
  3. Mouthwash that contains hydrogen peroxide will help kill bacteria that cause sore throats.
  4. Cut lemon into slices, mix with salt granules when new sore throat.

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  1. Sucking kumquat with salt also helps the throat to be disinfected with the wound, while helping the recovery process of inflammation be quickly carried out. The cure for this sore throat can be applied at home to bring good effects to people with sore throat.
  2. Cold days should eat hot porridge onions, perilla, pepper will destroy the throat bacteria.
  3. To treat cough, cure sore throats, you should take freshly crushed perilla leaves for drinking water. Or cook perilla leaves with sandy roots. Also can use green perilla leaves, perilla root dried in the shade to cook porridge with glutinous rice, tangerine peel to treat cough, sore throat.
  4. If hoarse, lose the sound of fresh radish juice or squeeze water to drink (give the green bean price as much as possible). If you are not afraid of garlic smell, it is also good to combine with garlic. In addition, eating grapes and whole bark, drinking pear juice will be hoarse.
  5. You may not believe it but hot and stimulating drinks like coffee and ginger juice have extremely effective effects in treating sore throats. The hotness of drinks can soothe throat wounds very quickly and effectively.
  6. Gargling with aspirin , rather than taking this medicine, is one of the most effective ways to fight the disease. If you mix a few aspirin tablets in the water and use that solution, your throat, rather than drinking it, will help relieve pain from sore throat within 2 hours. The effect will last for 6 hours.

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Dissolve aspirin in the water to help clear the throat and reduce the effectiveness of sore throat symptoms.(Photo: Health News)

  1. A treatment for sore throats is less common but has also been shown to be effective in ear acupuncture .