Open tour nose If part of the reason your are breathing through your mouth is that your nose is clogged, open it with an over the counter decongestant nasal spary. But limit its use to a day or two. And follow directions carefully because these sprays can become addictive.
Inhale sea breezes.
If you can not actually go someplace humid like the ocean, get the same sort of salty atmosphere from a saline nasal spray, available at any pharmacy. When you inhale the mist, the salt based spray moistens your nose and drips down the back of your throat to help increase humidity there.
Down some aspirin. It does not occur to most people that a sore throat is a pain like any other physical discomfort. Aspirin will effectively deaden the discomfort.
Increase your fluid intake. Taking in as much fluid as you can will help hydrate your parched throat tissues Although it doesn’t not really matter what you drink, here are a few things you might want to avoid. Thick milky drinks coat your throat and may produce mucus, making you cough and further irritating tissues; orange juice may burn an already inflamed throat. Caffeine-containing beverages have a counterproductive diuretic effect.
Wrap your throat. A warm chamomile poultice, applied directly to the throat, relieves discomfort. To make the poultice, ass a 1 tablespoon of dried chamomile flowers to 1 or 2 cups of boiling water. Allow it to steep for 5 minutes before straining. Soak a clean cloth or towel in this tea, wring out the excess, and apply to the affected area. Leave it on until the cloth is cold. Repeat is necessary with more warm liquid.
Load up on garlic. Garlic is one of the best natural antibiotics and antiseptics. Take garlic oil capsules six times a day. But if cause you any adverse reaction, try another remedy.
Do as the Russians do: Mix 1 tea spoon pure horseradish, 1 teaspoon honey, and 1 tea slowly, keep stirring as the horseradish tends to settle and think happy thoughts.
Reach for Vitamin C
Toss your toothbrush.
Believe it ir not, your soar throat may be perpetuating or even causing your sore throat. Bacteria collect on the bristles and any injury to the gums during brushing injects thses germs into your system.
As soon as you start feeling ill, throw away your toothbrush. Often that is enough to stop the illness in its tracks. If you get sick, replace your brush again when you atart to feel better. That keeps you from reinfecting yourself.
From a preventive point of view, replace the tooth brush every month and also storing it outside the moist, bacteric-prone bathroom. If you think it is expensive to buy so many brushes.
Rise to the occasion. Another cause of sore throat in the morning besides sleeping with your mouth open is a backup of stomach acids into your throat during the night. These acids are extremely irritating to sensitive throat tissues. Avoid the problem by tilting your bed frame so the head is 4 to 6 inches higher then the foot. But do not simply pile more pillows under your head; they can cause you to bend in the middle, increasing pressure on your esophagus and making the problem worse. As an extra precaution, do not eat or drink for an hour or two before retiring.