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

[mecurtin.livejournal.com]

Mix: a couple large spoonfuls each of honey and lemon juice. Add enough water to be a good drink. Put in several slices of fresh ginger. Heat.

It's particularly good if you make it up a quart at a time, so the ginger has time to leach into the drink. I usually whap the ginger slices with a meat mallet first, to make them extra juicy.

[guinevere33.livejournal.com]

Sounds like you're having post-nasal drip while you're asleep and it's irritating your throat. This can be caused by a lot of things (including allergies), but the most common one that requires treatment is a sinus infection.

The best non-antibiotic way to get rid of one, FYI, is to take huge amounts of decongestants and chug water. If you start to see green snot, then congrats - it's a sinus infection.

[thesewordselope.livejournal.com]

When that happens to me it is usually because I'm either about to get a cold, I have allergy post-nasal drip, or I fell asleep with the fan on. That last one could be related to the dry air you're experiencing?

[dreamnnightmare.livejournal.com]

Your mother snacks on crystallized ginger; you might like it.