How to Help Get Rid of a Sore Throat

Everyone has had a sore throat at least once in their life. It is terrible as a parent to see that your children has a sore throat. Helping them with their sore throat can now be done by using the steps in this article. Do you have a sore throat and need to soothe and help the pain? This article will help you get rid of that awful sore throat.

Things You'll Need

• Table Salt
• Water
• Teaspoon
• Cup
• Sore throat medicine
• Pillows
• Place to relax

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Instructions

• 1

  Take out your table salt and cup. Use a teaspoon of salt and pour it in a 8 oz glass of warm water. The water should be Luke warm. Mix the salt into the water really well.

• 2

  Fill your mouth up with the salt water and gargle with it. Don't swallow the salt water. Just gargle it in your mouth about 10 seconds. Spit the water out into the sink.

• 3

  Repeat Step 2 until the glass of salt water is gone. Gargle and then spit the salt water out. If your children have a sore throat, make sure they do the steps above properly. Standing there with them and observing them is recommended.

• 4

  Take sore throat medicine. If the above steps do not help you within a hour, go buy some sore throat medicine. Chloroseptic is a good sore throat medicine to take.

• 5

  Lay down and relax your neck on some pillows. Relaxing your throat and body will help soothe the sore throat pain. Drink some orange juice or take your daily vitamin C to help boost your immune system.