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How to treat a sore throat yourself · gargle with warm, salty water (children should not try this) · drink plenty of water · eat cool or soft foods · avoid smoking ... Skiptomaincontent Home HealthAtoZ Backto HealthAtoZ Sorethroat Sorethroatsareverycommonandusuallynothingtoworryabout.Theynormallygetbetterbythemselveswithinaweek. Howtotreatasorethroatyourself Tohelpsootheasorethroatandshortenhowlongitlasts,youcan:garglewithwarm,saltywater(childrenshouldnottrythis)drinkplentyofwatereatcoolorsoftfoodsavoidsmokingorsmokyplacessuckicecubes,icelolliesorhardsweets–butdonotgiveyoungchildrenanythingsmallandhardtosuckbecauseoftheriskofchokingrestIfyouhaveahightemperatureoryoudonotfeelwellenoughtodoyournormalactivities,trytostayathomeandavoidcontactwithotherpeopleuntilyoufeelbetter. Howtogarglewithsaltwater Dissolvehalfateaspoonofsaltinaglassofwarmwater(warmwaterhelpssaltdissolve).Garglewiththesolution,thenspititout(donotswallowit).Repeatasoftenasyoulike. Video:howtotreatasorethroat Thisvideoshowsyouhowtotreatasorethroat. Medialastreviewed:1June2020 Mediareviewdue:1June2023 Apharmacistcanhelpwithsorethroats Youcanaskapharmacistaboutwaysofrelievingthepainanddiscomfortofasorethroat,suchas:paracetamoloribuprofenmedicatedlozengescontainingalocalanaesthetic,antiseptic,oranti-inflammatorymedicineanaestheticspray(althoughthere'slittleprooftheyhelp)Youcanbuythesetreatmentsfromasupermarketorfromapharmacistwithoutaprescription. Information: Callyourpharmacyorcontactthemonlinebeforegoinginperson.Youcangetmedicinesdeliveredorasksomeonetocollectthem. Findapharmacy AntibioticsYoudonotnormallyneedantibioticsforasorethroatbecausetheywillnotusuallyrelieveyoursymptomsorspeedupyourrecovery.They'llonlybeprescribedifaGPthinksyoucouldhaveabacterialinfection. Non-urgentadvice:SeeaGPif: yoursorethroatdoesnotimproveafteraweekyouoftengetsorethroatsyou'reworriedaboutyoursorethroatyouhaveasorethroatandaveryhightemperature,oryoufeelhotandshiveryyouhaveaweakenedimmunesystem–forexample,becauseofdiabetesorchemotherapyAsevereorlong-lastingsorethroatcouldbesomethinglikestrepthroat(abacterialthroatinfection). Information: Coronavirus(COVID-19)update:howtocontactaGPIt'sstillimportanttogethelpfromaGPifyouneedit.TocontactyourGPsurgery:visittheirwebsiteusetheNHSAppcallthemFindoutaboutusingtheNHSduringCOVID-19 Immediateactionrequired:Call999if: Youoryourchild:havedifficultyswallowingorbreathingaredrooling–thiscanbeasignofnotbeingabletoswallowaremakingahigh-pitchedsoundasyoubreathe(calledstridor)haveseveresymptomsandaregettingworsequickly Sorethroatsymptoms Ifyouhaveasorethroatyoumighthave:apainfulthroat,especiallywhenswallowingadry,scratchythroatrednessinthebackofyourmouthbadbreathamildcoughswollenneckglandsThesymptomsaresimilarforchildren,butchildrencanalsogetatemperatureandappearlessactive. Causesofsorethroats Sorethroatsareusuallycausedbyviruses(likecoldorflu)orfromsmoking.Veryoccasionallytheycanbecausedbybacteria.Asorethroatcanalsobecausedby:laryngitistonsillitisstrepthroat(abacterialthroatinfection)glandularfever Pagelastreviewed:05February2021 Nextreviewdue:05February2024



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