How to cure Throat Congestion
February 2, 2010
Throat congestion is very common health problem if you are suffering from cough and cold. Even when the problem looks not so severe, it can cause very problamatic and uncomfortable condition especially if you are planning to give a lecture, a speech, a meeting or going for some seminar.
So it is very important to cure them on time and stop the infection from spreading.
Throat are very soft part and are quick to react to change in weather and are susceptible to infection. In the case of any infection there is excessive formation of mucus or phlegm and chiokes the passage. Person may feel itching, pain, irritation and problem in speech and in worst case difficulty in swallowing food and water. Generally congested throat is associated with person suffering from tonsillitis, pharyngytis, laryngitis, sinusitis or strep throat. Also throat congestion are the first symptom of viral infection. Also smoking, pollutants, allergy, environmental pollution can also cause throat congestion.
Gargling is the best way to sooth throat congestion. Add a tablespoon of salt in warm water and gargle for about 10 minutes. Spit out the water do not swallow it. Repete it atleast 3-4 times a day. Also to get a quick relief you can dissolve a tablet of disprine in the water with salt and then gargle with it. It will quickly sooth the throat congestion.
A tea with ginger and blackpeper with honey is good to sooth the throat congestion.It will quickly relieve the pain and will help in removing the tough mucus layer from your throat. Chew few leaves of basil to cure congested throat. You can make a tea with tulsi leaves and drink it will sooth your throat. This is the most effective ayurvedic treatment for congested throat.
Turmeric milk is another age old remedy for congested throat. Also add a tablespoon of freshly grounded turmeric into a glass of hot milk. Turmeric is quick to fight any kind of infection of throat and give quick relief to drain out the mucus from your throat.
Also add few drops of eucalyptus oil in a water and take steam of this water. It will help to drain our the mucus layer from your chest and throat.
Apart from that immediately stop smoking. Nothing worsens the throat as smoking else the infection will become severe and pain will be more intense.
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