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?

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[cimness.livejournal.com]

Too much hot-and-sour soup will upset my stomach sometimes, now that I have to make it myself and have no access to the Most Delicious Spicy Thai Soup Evar that I used to be addicted to in Texas. :( I'll try the Sudafed and hope I don't need to resort to chili powder all over my food. I'm more in the mood for bread rolls and honey and chicken pot pie in this type of weather, honestly.