allergies? throat moisturiser? um. other sources of sore throat?

[cimorene]

So, three days in a row I've woken up with a semi-mild sore throat of the kind that generally worsens before turning into a cold. Except it's not getting any worse. I don't have any experience with this!

In the past, I've had rare reactions to perfumed products when I accidentally inhaled them in great concentration, causing my throat to swell almost closed, resulting in two days or so of transient but unignorable face-clawing agony.

But this is much more mild than that. I don't have a lot of allergies. And I don't have any experience of this from the same time of year.

But the only other thing I can think of is perhaps that the dry air has irritated it, maybe if... I breathed with my mouth open too much or something? (In which case, probably all I can do is tie it shut...)

Before I invest in a gag, anyone else have any ideas besides a huge supply of throat lozenges and Finnrexin?

Comments

[guinevere33.livejournal.com]

I've gotten two sleeper sinus infections that are so far back I don't HAVE any symptoms but post-nasal drip - no pressure, no congestion, no nothing. But about 3 days after I start main lining sudafed, here comes the green snot brigade :( I agree about the annoying side effects; that stuff makes me cracked out, gives me dry mouth like whoa, and it's a stimulant so I can't take it near bed time. (Used to be banned at the Olympics as an upper!)

[cimness.livejournal.com]

Well it'd probably be worth it. And hey, at least I don't need sleep for anything except recreation at the moment. I could use the stimulant rush to translate more. While chugging water (or in this weather, warm herbal tea) to offset the drymouth.