Hey guys welcome to this week's video all about sore throats if you've got a sore throat right now
you have found the right video i'm going to teach you how to get rid of a sore throat and i'm going
to look at sore throat home remedies that everyone can do that's going to help so as i say winter is
coming okay and i'm gonna help you guys get rid of that sore throat so let's begin so welcome to my
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who have got a source for it right now as always in the description below this whole video will be
chaptered so feel free to click on the description and click on the relevant chapter if you want but
as i always say watch the entire video and that's going to make you a sore throat pro
source rope pro so let's begin with the basics a sore throat is a common symptom of the common cold
or the flu and it's basically the inflammation of the pharynx that's behind your throat also please
do bear in mind covered related symptoms as well sore throats now are seen in some covered patients
so please do bear that in mind and please follow local guidance on the covered symptoms and what
to do and the testing and all that sort of stuff i will leave more information about that as well
in the description below but for the entire this video i'm going to put you down as you
don't have covered you've done the test and it's all come back negative and most likely you've got
common cold or the flu now the most common cause for resourceful is viral so like i said from a
common cold or the flu but you can get it from other things as well for example if you smoke
all those harsh chemicals here in the back of your throat can cause a sore throat as well
the other causes of a sore throat as well can be bacterial so for example if you have
laryngitis if you have tonsillitis if you have strep throat all of these can cause
a sore throat as well now if you are a bit worried about having a sore throat and you
want more information on when you should seek medical attention i am going to leave it all
in the description below and it's also going to be towards the end of the video as well
and also before we move on to the treatments of a sore throat let's talk about the symptoms of
sore throat so obviously you've got a sore throat you've got the pain when you're swallowing
sometimes you can get some inflammation in this region as well and looking at the back of your
throat as well sometimes it can look a bit red inflamed and sometimes you can have a bit of a
dry throat especially when you're swallowing and sometimes you can even have bad breath these are
the most common types of symptoms of a sore throat now in terms of home remedies and treatments
to get rid of a sore throat the way i'm going to stretch this video is first we're going to
talk about the home remedies and what you can do because that's probably what you're going to try
first and it's probably the things that you've got at home that you can easily use and then
we're going to talk about medicines and stuff like that you'll probably have to go out and buy
and that's why it's probably going to be a little bit more difficult for you so we're
going to do it in this structure so moving on to tip number one tip number one is about gargling
warm salty water okay you need to make yourself a saltwater rinse and if you haven't used it before
it's probably one of the best things that you can do to help reduce the inflammation in the area
and give you some relief from that sore throat the other video that i have about sore throats
as well this is one of the top tips that i give on it i think that's video that videos had over
2 million views or something and it's probably one of the most common comments that we get that
people are really finding the salt water gargle helpful so if you haven't done it before i'm going
to teach you how to do it it's really really easy whack on the kettle then let the water cool you
want the water to be a cool sort of temporary temperature it's not going to burn you because
you're going to be gargling in your mouth after it's cooled get a pint glass or a mug or whatever
and get half a teaspoon or even a teaspoon of salt is fine throw it in there pour the water in mix it
in next thing you want to do go to a sink like so it's going to be messy go stand over the sink get
your cup or your mug or whatever it is put it in your mouth and gargle it gargle it for a few
seconds and then spit it out make sure that you're not swallowing the solution that's one of the most
important things that you don't want to do now if you do accidentally swallow a bit it's not the end
of the world but try not to swallow any do this as much as you want repeat it a few times and you can
do it as many times as you want throughout the day to give you that symptomatic relief it's going to
be really really helpful it's not suitable for children so please do remember that okay and
in terms of children how old are we talking i'm talking like any child probably under the age of
12 as long as that child can you know do it quite easily along with the adult showing them as well
making sure they're not they're not swallowing yet it's completely fine for them to do it as well but
if you're worried that your child is going to be swallowing then 100 avoid it with the children
moving on to tip number two consider hard-boiled sweets or lozenges they're both the same thing
these are great because you can get me either medicated or non-medicated first going to talk
about the non-medicated ones you can get like honey and glycerol and stuff like that in them
and they're just going to help soothe the area that sucking action can actually be really
helpful at reducing the pain around this area and region and helping to sense the stuff down
and it also helps to reduce the dryness on the back of the throat that can sometimes make the
sore throat worse so give that a whirl see how you get on moving on to tip number three it's all
about humidifying the air remember how i said to you the back of the stroke can get quite dry and
this can sometimes make your symptoms much much worse so if you have a humidifier this is great
at humidifying the air and helping to relieve those symptoms if you don't have that not to
worry if you go for a nice warm shower for example you can spend a couple of minutes in the shower
as well in the bathroom afterwards breathing in and this is just going to help humidify that area
the other thing you can do as well if you don't want to have a shower all the time or you can't do
that is you can also get you know just get a small bowl fill it with some boiling hot water this is
only really recommended for adults by the way and you can just get a towel a large tile put it
over it make sure your face is quite far away from this bowl because you don't want to burn yourself
breathing from your nose and have your nose ball out your mouth doesn't really matter and that's
going to help again increase the humidity and help with those symptoms so these are things you can do
at home really easily now moving on to tip number four this one is a bit of a medicine related one
but please remember antibiotics are not always the answer okay i think about a quarter of all
unnecessary antibiotic prescribing in the world is for sore throats okay and only about 10 of
sore throats actually need antibiotics so the 90 of them so 90 don't need any antibiotics because
they're not bacterial in nature okay again we're going to talk about strepto and all that sort of
stuff later on in the video when seeing medical attention but please bear that in mind don't put
pressure on your healthcare professional to prescribe your antibiotics don't be that guy
don't do that to your healthcare professional and also please don't be that person who's got
antibiotics at home that they haven't used up and haven't finished first of all you should
always finish your antibiotics but don't be that person who has antibiotics left at home
and then they start taking them for no reason all of this is just going to cause an increased risk
of antibiotic resistance and this is already a battle that we're facing at the moment it's
just going to make things much much worse so we need to keep antibiotics as our precious resource
to use as and when it's needed for emergency situations moving on to tip number five it's all
about fluid intake we need to make sure that we're having plenty of fluids okay my fluids i mean
water you can put some lemon juice in it you can put some honey in it all these are going to help
soothe the area try and avoid highly caffeinated drinks so coffee isn't the best for it because
coffee can dry out the area as well especially on the back of the throat the caffeine can
so sometimes it can make the sore throat worse but you can have tea and stuff like that it's not too
much caffeine in there but please please please do remember that when you're having these warm drinks
make sure it's not boiling and piping hot okay you need to make sure you're letting it cool until
it's like a normal sort of tepidy warm temperature okay don't be having your tea straight out of the
kettle into the mug and you're just having it okay first of all it can increase your risk of mouth
cancer throat cancer and all that by having really hot teas and also it's going to make you salter at
worse now moving on to tip number six it's all about food and drinks in terms of food soups can
be really helpful because they're getting the fluid intake in it can also be really soothing
for the back of the throat to help with the sore throat in terms of other stuff that you can have
ice lollies can be really really helpful as helping to soothe the sore throat and also
even sucking on ice as well this can be really helpful too and moving on to tip number seven
tip number seven is really basic but you need to rest if you've got a sore throat and it's really
causing you problems you need to rest look we're humans we're not robots we need to rest and let
our bodies heal okay so sometimes you need a bit of you time so have a bit of you time
relax and get better now moving on to tip number eight it's all about avoiding irritants if you're
someone that smokes you need to try and stop smoking especially during that period that you've
got sore throat and you're not feeling well i know it's not easy but it's gonna make you feel better
sooner okay if you do want to quit smoking as well i do have a video on that topic feel free to watch
i'm gonna leave it up here and in the description below it's helped loads of people and we go
through really really good evidence-based stuff that really helps people also if you know some i
mean if someone in your household smokes as well whether it's cigarettes or vapes or anything like
that you need to tell them to go outside and smoke it there because all these chemicals are going to
irritate the area just make your sore throat worse and lastly in terms of the tips you need
to stay at home until you are no longer feeling unwell just to help prevent other people from
getting it as well i guess we've all got kind of used to this with cobin and the guidance on that
obviously like i said at the start of the video i'm gonna take it that you don't have code you've
done all the necessary stuff to make sure that you don't have covered but again if you've got
a sore throat you're not feeling well you've got a common cold or the flu and you're just not feeling
well don't go to work don't spread it other people don't want them germs okay so now we're starting
to get somewhere we've done the home remedies and next we're going to talk about over-the-counter
treatments that you can try some medicines and things like that obviously if you feel like the
home remedies have given you enough relief from your sore throat you don't need to do these okay
and also the way that i'm gonna structure these is i'm gonna put them in stages so we're gonna
put them from stage one to four one being the most mild symptoms four being the most extreme painful
sore throat symptoms okay so we're gonna work from stage one to four also so far if you found any of
this information helpful if you thought you know what i didn't know about that saltwater gargoyle
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grow okay so stage one is what i'm gonna call lowish pain okay and for this i'm gonna recommend
some throat lozenges that we spoke about before lozenges are also known as boiled sweets because
i don't think they use the word lozenges in america so it's just boiled sweets the hard
ones that you suck on okay so earlier on in the video i spoke about them and i just said you can
use the lemon and honey ones and stuff like that there are medicated ones okay that have
a local anesthetic in them okay and that local anaesthetic is going to help numb the area because
remember when we swallow it goes down the back and that saliva that we've been sucking on the lozenge
or the boiled suite it's gonna hit the back of the throat okay and if it's got a local anesthetic in
it it's gonna help numb that area it's also gonna numb your mouth and your tongue okay so it's a
bit like going to the dentist okay if you've had some work done and your mouth's a bit numb
probably not as severe but please do bear that in mind especially if you're going to be having
like a warm drink okay bear that in mind because you might not feel it and you might end up burning
yourself okay to get these medicated lozenges you're going to need to go to your chemist okay or
your pharmacy or whatever you call it okay and you need to speak to the healthcare professional there
see what they've got see what products they have that contain the local anesthetics okay i don't
think they'll sell them on the normal way i think you'll need to speak to someone about them okay so
moving on to stage number two i'm gonna call this scratchy pain type symptoms okay and i find syrups
can be really helpful for this and you can get loads of different syrups such as simple linters
you can get you know honey and lemon ones you can get glycerin ones so all of these are gonna help
again coat the back of the throat and avoid that sort of you know itchy feeling that could cause a
sore throat okay so next up we're moving to stage three now we're talking about a bit more painful
you know a bit more than your average pain and for these i'm going to recommend the throat spray so
throat sprays you can get from the chemist again you want it to contain the local anesthetic but
the good thing about these is you can direct it get it on the point spray it and effect you know
in a couple of minutes it's gonna start to numb and relieve that pain so if you're
sort of at a stage three level where it's quite painful these can be really really helpful
again they're over-the-counter treatment i don't think you can just pick them off the shelf here in
the uk you usually have to speak to the chemist or one of the county staff okay in whatever country
you are it might be the same it might be wrong for your country might be completely different
bear that in mind okay so moving on to stage four stage four is what i'm gonna call the most
severe pain if you've got a really really sore throat okay we're gonna talk about tablets now
okay paracetamon ibuprofen are your basics that you can try okay the standard medication you can
take it's gonna help reduce the inflammation it's gonna help reduce the pain in that area
obviously speak to your healthcare professional before you get them
make sure that you're safe and suitable to use them make sure you read the information leaflet
because that is the most important thing now the other thing i'm going to talk to you about
is aspirin so aspirin 300 milligrams it comes as a dispersable tablet okay obviously again you need
to speak to your healthcare professional to make sure that you are safe and suitable to use this
medication okay because a lot of people do have allergies to it so you need to speak to healthcare
professional and read the information leaflet i'm going to say it again because no harm is saying
again your health is the most important thing so please do check that and if you're okay to have it
you can get an aspirin 300 milligram dispersible tablet that's the strength that we get in the uk
it might be slightly different in other countries because i know they're always a little different
in other countries so mix that in with some warm water okay not boiling just some warm water will
dissolve and you can gargle this this is more of an intense gargle and make sure you spit it out
okay but it's really going to help reduce the inflammation at the back of the throat because
this is aspirin now okay it's going to help reduce the inflammation and the soreness and the pain
and when you spit it out after a couple of times after a few minutes eventually it's going to be
really really helpful at reducing inflammation and reducing that pain okay but like i said
speak to your healthcare professional to make sure you're safe and suitable to use it
and ask them about it make sure you can dissolve it in water make sure it's the right tablet and
all that sort of stuff because you don't want to buy the wrong tablet and it doesn't dissolve it
or it doesn't work for you okay so i really hope you find this information helpful so far like i
said at the start of the video i'm going to talk about when you should seek medical attention now i
think the best way to do it because there's a few different points i'm going to have it pop up here
feel free to click pause now and give it a read any of them you can relate to you need to speak
to your healthcare professional okay so it looks like we have come to the end of this
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