Pocket the Secrets to Cure and Prevent Sore Throats in Winter

As winter approaches, the cold weather makes many people excited, and what could be better than curling up in a warm blanket and having a good night’s sleep until morning. However, it is also because of the drop in temperature, accompanied by the seasonal wind that the body is prone to illnesses, especially sore throat. If you know how to apply a few small tips below, your throat will not suffer from painful conditions, helping you “gently” pass through the winter. Take note right away.

Why is your throat sore?

The reason for a sore throat is due to an individual having inflammation of the throat. Depending on the severity of the disease, the symptoms and degree of pain may vary. Usually, in the early stages of pharyngitis, in addition to a sore throat, patients also experience other symptoms such as difficulty swallowing food, even water, headaches, and fever. If there are additional issues such as swollen tonsils, neck swelling, body aches, etc., the condition has worsened.

In terms of the causes of throat inflammation, 80% is caused by viruses, mainly adeno, rhino, flu, measles, etc. The remaining 20%, pharyngitis is caused by weather changes, cold and humid conditions, smoking, alcohol use habits, or environmental pollution.

Prevention of sore throat.

It’s terrible when your body is constantly experiencing a sore throat. This not only causes discomfort to the body but also makes eating, living activities difficult. Therefore, doctors always advise everyone to protect their bodies from the invasion of bacteria, especially in winter.

1. Keep your body warm

As mentioned above, in winter, the low temperature makes the body prone to colds, leading to sore throat. Therefore, to protect your health, you need to dress warmly, especially in the throat area. However, for young children, parents should not dress them too warmly because they do not know how to take off clothes themselves. When sweating, it can cause reverse sweating into the body, making the body cold.

Wearing a mask, ear muffs will also help protect the body better from weather factors as well as pollution from the environment.

Warm water helps improve sore throat during winter

2. Eat a healthy, well-balanced diet

There is no more effective way to prevent and treat diseases than to have a healthy body and good immune system. To do this, we need to have a healthy diet, supplement various nutrients, especially fruits and vegetables that contain a lot of vitamin C.

3. Daily oral hygiene

Brushing your teeth regularly will help remove harmful bacteria in the oral cavity, minimize throat inflammation. In case you notice the initial signs of the disease, gargle with salt water regularly. Note that saltwater should flow deep into the throat rather than just clean the oral cavity.

4. Avoid drinking cold water

Cold water, ice cream are great experiences in winter, they bring a different feeling, but for those who often have pharyngitis, the body is sensitive to cold foods, so these foods are forbidden. Instead of eating ice cream, drink a cup of hot tea or a cup of warm milk.

Drinking cold water increases the risk of throat inflammation

Treatments for sore throat

  • Gargle with cola or salt water to clean phlegm and eliminate bacteria
  • Gargle with mouthwash containing hydrogen peroxide to clean the throat
  • Suck lemons mixed with salt crystals
  • Suck lemons soaked in honey or rock sugar
  • Drink betel leaf water

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