# Relief for the worst sore throat of all time. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 16, 2013, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relief-for-the-worst-sore-throat-of-all-time/653086 "2013-03-16T12:43:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2013, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relief-for-the-worst-sore-throat-of-all-time/653086/21 "2013-03-16T21:45:01Z")
Cepacol, definitely. I was going through the same thing last week and my room mate made me a hot toddy (whiskey and honey) and it really did help for a bit. But, yeah, unfortunately it’s pretty much just a waiting game. Hope it’s feeling better by now. ---
**Author:** ![rhubarbarin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eb9ed0/32.png) [@rhubarbarin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhubarbarin)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2013, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relief-for-the-worst-sore-throat-of-all-time/653086/22 "2013-03-16T21:52:20Z")
Tums. Sounds weird I know, but it’s almost magical. Only thing which let me eat during my worst cases of strep and tonsillitis. Suck them, or chew and swallow them slowly. Trust me. Just try not to eat too many. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2013, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relief-for-the-worst-sore-throat-of-all-time/653086/23 "2013-03-16T22:20:29Z")
I second the ibuprofen to help with how intensely you feel the pain. Then try the topical applications. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2013, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relief-for-the-worst-sore-throat-of-all-time/653086/24 "2013-03-16T23:09:42Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > or get some hard core shit from the doctor. At this point, that would be my vote. If nothing else is working, some codeine-laced cough syrup might be the ticket. Not only will it hopefully ease the pain a tad, but it also might help induce some sleep which should speed healing and make you feel a few percent better. ---
**Author:** ![Pixel\_Dent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bc8723/32.png) [@Pixel\_Dent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixel_Dent)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2013, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relief-for-the-worst-sore-throat-of-all-time/653086/25 "2013-03-16T23:23:05Z")
My home remedy is scotch followed by yogurt. ---
**Author:** ![MLS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@MLS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MLS)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2013, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relief-for-the-worst-sore-throat-of-all-time/653086/26 "2013-03-17T00:40:41Z")
There are various brands of sore throat spray that numb the part you spray it on. ---
**Author:** ![madrabbitwoman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c37758/32.png) [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2013, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relief-for-the-worst-sore-throat-of-all-time/653086/27 "2013-03-17T01:32:57Z")
See above. Also you should be able to get some sort of anaesthetic cough lollies ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2013, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relief-for-the-worst-sore-throat-of-all-time/653086/28 "2013-03-17T01:33:04Z")
May be too late but Aspergum is my preferred remedy. It is aspirin laced chewing gum and gets the medicine where it is needed most. ETA: Oh no! Per Wikipedia: As of 2006, Aspergum is no longer being manufactured or sold. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![medstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@medstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/medstar)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2013, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relief-for-the-worst-sore-throat-of-all-time/653086/29 "2013-03-17T01:39:28Z")
I’ve heard you have to kiss a mouse right on the lips for throat relief. ::d&r:: ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2013, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relief-for-the-worst-sore-throat-of-all-time/653086/30 "2013-03-17T14:37:34Z")
Ice damn cream. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2013, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relief-for-the-worst-sore-throat-of-all-time/653086/31 "2013-03-17T18:32:36Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > If all else fails and you end up at the doc, ask for [viscous lidocaine](http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/meds/a682701.html). > Wonderful stuff, it will give you the relief you seek. Unless you’re [immune to it](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=418997). ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relief-for-the-worst-sore-throat-of-all-time/653086/32 "2013-03-18T05:45:15Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > Okay, I’m just now getting around to the lozenges. I ate some food and took a hot shower to pass the time, then next thing I knew I woke up about 5 hours later. Glad that I finally got some shut eye, just took a Thayers Slippery Elm, and now we see. If this does not work, I enact some combination of Everclear and crying all day. This is no way to spend a weekend! Humidify. You say you drank a lot of water, but you might need to humidify your environment, especially your sleeping space. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relief-for-the-worst-sore-throat-of-all-time/653086/33 "2013-03-18T13:41:08Z")
How’s your throat doing? ---
**Author:** ![MegaBee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f0a364/32.png) [@MegaBee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MegaBee)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relief-for-the-worst-sore-throat-of-all-time/653086/34 "2013-03-18T14:52:13Z")
A shot of honeyed whiskey with some lemon juice in usually does the trick for me. When that doesn’t work, I go for the numbing lozenges. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relief-for-the-worst-sore-throat-of-all-time/653086/35 "2013-03-18T15:05:29Z")
Oxycodone. Vodka chaser. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relief-for-the-worst-sore-throat-of-all-time/653086/36 "2013-03-18T15:38:38Z")
> [@WhyNot](#): > > How’s your throat doing? Oh, my throat’s fine, but everything else on me feels terrible. Apparently the sore throat was a cold harbinger, so I spent my weekend building a fortress of snot rags. Actually, today I actually feel almost like a human being again. Not at 100%, but much better than yesterday when I thought to myself, “You know, suicide sure would make this day go by faster.” Now I feel almost okay and will probably be fine and dandy by tomorrow. I haven’t had a cold in years and almost forgot how much they suck! When people I know get colds, I wish them well, but am smugly thinking to myself, “Suckers! I don’t get colds.” And then I got one. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relief-for-the-worst-sore-throat-of-all-time/653086/37 "2013-03-18T16:29:25Z")
Perfect excuse for spending the day in bed or a comfy chair drinking tea with whisky, honey and lemon. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relief-for-the-worst-sore-throat-of-all-time/653086.md?page=1)