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.

[cimness.livejournal.com]

Hm... I don't think I can get fresh ginger at the corner store, but if it feels better than honey and lemon without it, it would be worth it.

[mecurtin.livejournal.com]

crystallized ginger would probably do if that's all you can find.

[cimness.livejournal.com]

Noted. I've never used that before...

[mecurtin.livejournal.com]

It's sugared, so you use less honey. Just sucking on a piece of it may help your throat, if you like that sort of thing.

[cimness.livejournal.com]

I should definitely look around for some of it - sounds convenient!