Compress on the throat: why do you choose it?

Any disease causes reasonable concern for health and requires treatment. The pain in the throat, whatever cause it may be, requires special attention, because a person can not even eat normally.

Typically, sore throat causes viral or bacterial infections, and it can also be a sign of sore throat or flu. There are several ways to rid yourself of this ailment:

• Gargling with a solution of soda and salt, and it needs to add a couple drops of iodine. Also for rinsing you can use chamomile tea and sage;
• To make a compress on the throat;
• Use in the treatment of special aerosols or folk remedies.

Our article will be devoted to a more detailed description of how to properly compress the throat. First of all, we note that there are several of its types, which depend on the choice of the main constituent element: an alcohol compress on the throat, compresses using cabbage leaves, cottage cheese, potatoes or soda. Remember that first you need to consult a doctor about choosing a particular species.

When the doctor decides on your treatment, you need to choose one of the compresses, arm yourself with a dry cloth of natural fibers (or bandage), take a lot of cotton wool, polyethylene and a woolen shawl. Then properly prepare the contents.

There is a certain technology, how to prepare a warming compress on the throat and how to put it:

1. It is necessary to take an alcohol-containing product (for example, vodka), aloe juice and honey (3: 1: 2, respectively). Then you need to take a bandage, soak it in a solution and put it on your throat. Then all this should be wrapped in a warm scarf. This kind of compress on the throat is used several times a day. After 3-4 compresses need to be removed. And, if you feel a burning sensation in the neck, it is better to remove it immediately. In this case, the probability of getting a skin burn is high.
2. Take vodka and dilute it with oil (can be camphor, can be sunflower or any other). Then the mixture must be heated and well soaked in a napkin, cloth or bandage. This compress is superimposed on the area of the lower jaw, a layer of cotton is placed on top, then everything is wrapped around with a scarf.

The frequency with which a compress is placed on the throat, varies depending on the degree of complexity of the disease. So, with exacerbation, compresses are put 3-4 times a day. When the pain subsides, it will be enough once (at night).

In between the application of compresses on the throat, you can apply a cotton-gauze dressing to the neck (upper part of her) and wear it for several hours.

When you have an increase and inflammation of the lymph nodes, the doctor can prescribe a compress on the throat with a solution of dimexide. To do this, take Dimexide and Furacilin (1: 3). A similar compress is applied for a period of 30 minutes to several hours, depending on the individual tolerability of the components, age and skin sensitivity. Duration of treatment is from 3 to 7 days, which is determined by the degree of pain in the throat and the severity of the disease.

You can use a compress on your throat without using alcohol-containing ingredients. So, a cabbage leaf (or cottage cheese) is applied to the throat, then a dry cloth is put on it and wrapped around with a warm, preferably woolen scarf. Such a compress can be kept on the neck for a long time, but not less than a few hours. This is necessary in order to warm up your throat.

In general, there are a lot of compresses on the throat. Many people even have some secrets of their cooking and overlapping. However, it is important only that the use of the necessary version of the preparation of the compress with proper treatment gives the patient the opportunity to recover much faster.