One of the most common diseases that come to us with the onset of cold weather is all kinds of viral infections, which are most often manifested by the appearance of sore throats. Sensations of perspiration, burning, pain, inability to talk cause the patient only one desire - to get rid of the manifestations of infection in any way as soon as possible. One of the most popular options in this case is a throat spray. This is an affordable, inexpensive and highly effective way to quickly return your voice, remove sharp pain and regain the joy of life.
But before you go to the pharmacy, you should pay attention to the classification of aerosols and see if they can help you.
Sore throat aerosol: what symptoms can they relieve?
It is naive to believe that even the most high-quality and expensive drug will be able to help in absolutely all cases - after all, a sore throat can be caused by various reasons. When buying a medicine, you need to clearly understand what causes the symptoms that you want to alleviate.
The most common causes of sore throat are pharyngitis and laryngitis. Inflammation of the mucous membranes of the mouth and larynx, accompanied by burning, dryness and perspiration, is called pharyngitis. If you have the listed symptoms, but there is no temperature (or it does not exceed 37.5), then you can safely assume that you have pharyngitis. An aerosol for the throat, such as Kameton, Hexoral, Ingalipt, Stopangin or Kollustan, will help to cope with its symptoms.
If the main symptoms that bother you are hoarseness, inability to breathe, or even complete loss of voice, then most likely we are talking about laryngitis or swelling of the mucous membranes of the vocal cords and larynx. Here, the best options will be “Ingalipt”, “Cameton” and “Hexoral”. If the symptoms are not too pronounced (mild hoarseness, starting dry cough and perspiration), “Kollustan” will help. This is a rather mild aerosol for the throat, which can be used for a long time, for example, with exacerbation of chronic diseases of the mucous membranes.
How to use aerosol medications?
The main advantage that makes throat sprays an effective weapon in the fight against laryngitis and pharyngitis is the high concentration of therapeutic substances created by them at the place of application. This allows you to fight infections "point", affecting the disease directly where it occurred.
But, in order to strengthen this process, before spraying an aerosol for the throat, it is worth cleaning the site of the lesion from excess mucus. To do this, first rinse your throat and mouth with warm water (it is water, you do not need to add additional medicine to it or rinse with decoctions of herbs). After this, you can start applying the spray.
To maximize the effect of the drug, you need to know a few simple rules:
- Ø Spray is applied using a spray gun, which after each use is thoroughly washed with hot water;
- The nebulizer head is inserted into the oral cavity as deep as possible, the tongue should be lowered.
- Ø At the time of aerosol spraying, it is necessary to hold your breath, since the spray in the lungs can lead to reflex respiratory arrest. That is why, using aerosols for the throat for children, you should be extremely careful and choose only proven drugs that will not harm a small patient.
- Ø An aerosol for sore throat should be applied in different directions - for two sprays it is necessary to cover as much area as possible.
- Ø After spraying the medicine, try not to swallow saliva for 3 minutes. During this period, the drug will begin to actively interact with the affected mucous membranes and the effect of its use will be maximum.
- Ø For half an hour after using the spray, you should not eat or drink - this will reduce the therapeutic effect.