A person always feels unwell if his throat is hoarse. How to treat this ailment, accompanied by tickling and pain? Today, there are many effective pharmacy products available to everyone. And you can always remember traditional medicine and try to make a medicine yourself.
Now we will consider the most effective ways with which you can get rid of an unpleasant symptom.
Tablet formulations
Symptomatic medications are recommended to be taken within 5-10 days from the onset of the ailment. The exact dosage is always determined by the doctor, but if a person decided to self-medicate, then the first thing he needs to carefully read the instructions and contraindications.
Popular tablets include the following medicines:
- Erespal. It has a quick anti-inflammatory effect, relieves swelling, and also expands the respiratory bronchial lumens.
- Septolete, Neo-Angina, Falimint. Good anesthetics that quickly relieve swelling and help restore voice.
- Isla. The composition of these lozenges includes extract of Icelandic moss. The drug has an immunostimulating and antimicrobial effect. It prevents dry mucosa and irritation of the epithelium. It helps with dry air and large voice loads.
- Homeovox. Effective even with laryngitis. The composition includes 11 active ingredients that complement and enhance the action of each other. The drug helps with voice fatigue, and also relieves hoarseness. It is a good anti-inflammatory and mucolytic agent.
- Laripront. It has antimicrobial, antifungal and antiviral effects. Restores speech activity.
- Grammidine. The drug with the antibiotic gramicidin is also available with an anesthetic. It produces a local antibacterial effect, quickly softens perspiration.
- Agisept. A synthetic disinfectant that comes in many flavors.
- "Lizobakt." This medication is a good antiseptic and a means of regenerating healthy cells. It is indispensable in the restoration of the mucosa.
- Chlorophyllipt. It copes well with pathogenic microorganisms, and also softens the pharyngeal epithelium.
It is worth remembering this list if a person wants to know what to do if his throat is hoarse. How to treat it with pills is clear, but you need to remember that if there is no effect, you should consult a doctor by the beginning of the third day. Probably, this symptom indicates the presence of some serious lesion, and not necessarily the respiratory tract.
Anesthetic sprays
It is also necessary to tell about them, since it is about what to do if the throat is hoarse and how to treat this condition.
There are three popular anesthetic sprays. The first is TeraFlu Lar. This is a dosed drug, which includes lidocaine hydrochloride and benzoxonium chloride. Additional ingredients are menthol, peppermint oil and glycerin.
The second is Strepsils Plus. It consists of two antiseptics and lidocaine hydrochloride. It quickly helps with infectious and inflammatory diseases, and also eliminates hoarseness of varying intensity.
And the third popular spray is Septolete. This combination product contains cetylpyridinium chloride and benzocaine. It has a powerful antiviral effect, able to fight even with staphylococci. To other pathogens, the Septolete spray also provides effective resistance.
Antibacterial sprays
Medications in this group can also help if your throat is hoarse. How to treat this condition with their help? Just like with the help of other sprays, only for a start you need to decide on the drug.
The most popular is Ingalipt. It is based on peppermint, eucalyptus oil, thymol, streptocide and sodium sulfathiazole hexahydrate. The spray not only helps to get rid of discomfort, but also produces a cooling effect.
Bioparox was notable for its good action, but it is no longer being produced. But there are analogues, the most popular of which is the Hexoral spray (medication is also available in resorption tablets).
Antiseptic sprays
This group is the most extensive. Many sprays related to it are approved for use by children, nursing and pregnant women. The exception is only those in which there is iodine.
Very popular is the Tantum Verde remedy, which also has an analgesic effect.
One can also note the attention of Miramistin, which is widely used in pediatric practice due to the absence of contraindications.
Lugs is also good. It is also known as the "eucalyptus Lugol." Its basis is iodine, glycerin, eucalyptus tincture and potassium iodide are also present. Lugs not only eliminates unpleasant symptoms, but also fights against pathogens. So it is often used as a therapeutic agent.
Antihistamine Sprays
It is also undoubtedly important to know how to treat a sore throat, if the cause of the discomfort is an allergic reaction. Antihistamines quickly “drown out” the effect of the pathogen on the body and eliminate the emerging violations.
First, of course, you need to drip your nose. Suitable tools such as Vibrocil, Allergodil, Histimet, or Sanorin-Analergin.
After this, hoarseness and perspiration should decline. But to enhance the effect, you can treat the throat with Tenflex or Oralsept spray.
Other sprays
The modern pharmacological market is replete with various means. In addition to the listed medications, you can still try these drugs:
- "Cameton". The throat spray has a mild distracting, anti-inflammatory and antiseptic effect. Helps to cope even with viral diseases.
- Derinat. Spray with immunostimulating effect.
- Maxicold Lore. Effectively eliminates bacteria and envelops the throat, so that a prolonged effect is provided.
- "Novosept". This tool is produced in Holland - it has no analogues in the world. It has immunomodulatory, analgesic and antibacterial effects.
- "Panavir inlight." It is used even in the treatment of inflamed tonsils.
You can still list for a long time. If a person has a red throat and a hoarse voice, Aqualor Throat, Chlorophyllipt, Hexaspray, Aqua Maris, Yovidon, Yox-Teva, etc. can also help him.
The drug "OKI"
It is also worth a little talk about it, since it is a question of treating a sore throat in adults. "OKI" is an effective anti-inflammatory and analgesic. It contains ketoprofen in the form of a lysine salt. The drug quickly eliminates perspiration and discomfort, but does not affect the cause.
"OKI" is used to rinse. The tool can be used even if the throat of a child is hoarse. It is only important to observe the dosage. This is not difficult, since the drug comes complete with a measuring cup and recommendations:
- Children from 6 to 12 years: 4 ml or 2 injections.
- From 12 to 18 years: 6 ml or 3 injections.
- Older than 18 years: 10 ml or 5 injections.
Dilute the drug in half a glass of water (100-150 ml). The resulting quantity must be used at a time.
Decoctions
It was described above what medications can help a person if his voice hoarsens and his throat hurts. What to do if there is not a single drug on hand, far from the pharmacy or just do not want to resort to medicines?
You can try the decoctions. Here are some recipes:
- Take chopped turnip roots (4 tbsp. L.), Add water (2 cups), send to a slow fire to cook. Take orally 100 ml 4 times a day.
- Pour half a glass of aniseed seeds with water (500 ml) and boil over low heat. Strain the resulting composition. Add natural honey (50 g) and vodka (1 tbsp. L.). Take 1 tbsp. l every half hour.
- Finely grate the carrots, pour it into a small saucepan, pour milk (500 ml). Bring to a boil, then simmer for 10-15 minutes over low heat. Then strain and drink three times a day for 2 tbsp. l
Infusions
They also help to get rid of hoarseness. Here are some popular recipes:
- Take the berries of viburnum (1 tbsp. L.), Pour steep boiling water (1 tbsp), cover tightly. Soak for two hours. Strain, add honey (1 tbsp. L.). Take before meals 4 times a day for 2 tbsp. l
- In equal proportions, mix the leaves of plantain, calendula and chamomile, pour 1 liter of boiling water and insist for two hours. Then gargle with this infusion. It is advisable every 2-3 hours.
- Take a handful of chopped stems and raspberry leaves, pour a liter of boiling water. Give 1 hour to infuse. Then strain and drink three times a day for half a glass.
Natural juices
They are also actively used to eliminate hoarseness and sore throat. Perhaps the most popular is black radish juice.
To get it, you need to wash the root crop and dry. Then cut the top and make a recess in which you need to add a little honey. Next, the root is cut in half and placed in a compact container. After a while, the radish gives juice, it will gather in a bowl. So you need to drink it - half a dessert spoon 3-4 times a day.
You can also take freshly squeezed cabbage juice. To make it, you need to separate several leaves from the head and pass them through a meat grinder (you can twice). Then squeeze the juice from the resulting mass. Drink at least 50 ml before meals.
Gargle calendula
This herbal component is widely known for its healing properties. Based on it, a tincture is made in which all unique components are stored:
- Salicylates. They have anti-inflammatory and antiseptic effects.
- Flavonoids. These organic compounds have strong antimicrobial properties.
- Vitamins E and A. They have an antioxidant effect.
- Essential oils. Soothe and normalize heart rate.
- Vitamins of group B. Have a healing effect on the mucous membrane.
Water infusion of calendula for gargling is prepared elementarily. It is necessary to take 1 tbsp. l flowers, pour hot water, and then let it brew for 15-20 minutes. Then it can be used without dilution.
It is undesirable to use alcohol tincture, since it can provoke additional irritation of the mucosa. But if you decide to apply it, you need to correctly dilute the composition - 250 grams of water will take 1 tbsp. l funds.
Other means
There are also a lot of interesting folk recipes, according to which you can independently prepare an effective medicine. Here are those that were not previously mentioned:
- Horseradish tincture. To make it, you need to pour a small piece of the root with boiling water (50 ml) and insist 20 minutes. Then add sugar (2 tsp). To stir thoroughly. Drink all this small volume during the day in small sips.
- Hot milk. In it, you need to dissolve the butter (30 g), honey (1 tbsp.) And egg yolk. Stir everything well. Cocoa is allowed to add flavor. Drink a little cold (you can not exert temperature irritation on the mucous membrane).
- Carrot juice. It must be mixed with honey in equal proportions. Consume 4 times a day for 1 tsp.
- Cognac with egg yolk. Also a good tool. To make it, you need 1 chicken yolk and 30 ml of an alcoholic drink. All mix well and use 1 tbsp. l every 3 hours.
- Propolis alcohol tincture. It is not consumed on its own. It is necessary to mix 2 tsp. tinctures with honey (4 tbsp. l.) and finely chopped propolis (4 tsp.). Use the resulting medicine inside - dissolve in 0.5 tsp. several times a day.
- Sea buckthorn oil. It is very helpful to make laryngeal infusions with this ingredient. In a large syringe, you need to dial 1 tbsp. l oil, and then, holding the tongue, release the contents onto the back laryngeal wall.
It is allowed to combine funds, use several at once. Using them within reasonable limits allows achieving good results in eliminating hoarseness.