Dear Dr. Fritz,
Wishing you a great day. I have read your article about home remedies for sore throat. I just wanted to ask if there are more of these remedies that you can offer because some of the remedies you gave in your last issue are not applicable to me.
Thanks, and more power.
- Jo Tay
Dear Jo Tay,
Of course, there are more home remedies that can help you with your sore throat problem. I hope the following ones will suit you better.
Use a humidifier
A humidifier can moisten dry air. This could also keep your throat wet. But, if you don’t have a humidifier, you can prepare hot water in a pan. Cover your head with a towel and lean over it and inhale its steam. You can also take a long and steamy shower. This could help you because the moist air can help soothe your swollen sore throat – especially if your throat is really hoarse. The moist air can help those nasal secretions from drying out.
Use some warm compress
You can do some warm compress on your neck. This would keep your throat warm and may help alleviate some pains you are feeling in your throat. A warm heating pad or a hot water bottle can make things easier. But, you can also make your own warm compress by wetting a towel with hot water where you make sure you wring out the excess water before placing this on your neck. The problem here is you have to keep on reapplying the hot towel because this easily cools after about five minutes or so. Well, you really need a load of patience if you want to feel good. A good health is really something worthy to work on.
Opps, as there are more things we need to talk about. Let me do this in my
next issue. Until then!
-Dr. Fritz
(Dr. Fritz Legarde Espedilla is an aesthetic dermatologist, surgeon, and clinical sexologist. She is also trained in hypnotherapy and Medical Acupuncture. She has been in the broadcast media for more than a decade and has written a book based on her 15-year stint with her radio program, “Healthy is Sexy Secrets ni Dr. Fritz.”. For your questions, you may send them to Dear Dr. Fritz, c/o Sunstar-Davao Publishing Inc., Door 11, Ebro-Pelayo Building 1, Juan Luna St., Barangay 29-C, Davao City, or you e-mail them to dokatlaw@gmail.com. If you don’t wish your letter to be published, we regret that we cannot answer them. Thank you for your understanding.)