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Salt gargle for sore throats

Put some warm water in a glass and mix with some salt. Put in your mouth and gargle and spit out! Don't swallow!!! This should get rid of the soreness of your sore throat!

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salt water gargle NEVER worked for me Comments By: Laura I'm 30 years old. I've had sore throats my whole life. As a little kid my throat was always sore and more often that not my tonsils were swollen to the point of touching in the middle. I've gotten strep throat quite a few times as well and that is the most painful thing I've ever experienced AND I've given birth twice! So during all these years the salt water gargle has been the remedy of choice from everyone with advice from doctors to pharmacists to anyone else and I've found that it has NEVER EVER worked for me. It makes my throat more irritated and makes my mucas thicker making it even harder to swallow and it makes me even more thirsty, which is bad because I can't even swallow in the 1st place! BUT the fact that it irritates my throat is why I can't understand why anyone would think it is a good thing to do. Nonetheless I've got strep now even as I type and I just did try the salt water gargle for some reason (desperation maybe?).   magic trick Comments By: hameed always did the trick, sometimes you have to do for couple of days, but the difference is noticeable in a day.