HOW THROAT PAIN (SORE THROAT) IS TREATED IN HOMEOPATHY

Throat pain is a common problem many of us have heard about. Most commonly referred to as sore throat, your throat pain has can be caused due to multiple factors including allergies, acid reflux, cancer, tonsillitis, smoking, irritants, viral infections,  smoking, laryngitis, sinusitis etc. Even mouth breathing can cause throat pain.

The most common cause of a sore throat (pharyngitis) is a viral infection, such as a cold or the flu. A sore throat caused by a virus usually resolves on its own. Stray throat(streptococcal infection), on the other hand is a bacterial infection requiring treatment to prevent complications. 

Risk Factors:

·Age: Children and teens are most likely to develop sore throats. Children ages 3 to 15 are also more likely to have strep throat.

·Exposure to tobacco smoke:Smoking and secondhand smoke can irritate the throat

·Seasonal allergies or ongoing allergic reactions to dust, molds or pet dander make developing a sore throat more likely.

·Exposure to chemical irritants. 

·Chronic or frequent sinus infections.

·Close quarters: Viral and bacterial infections spread easily anywhere people gather.

Symptoms:

·Pain or a scratchy sensation in the throat
·Pain that worsens with swallowing or talking
·Difficulty in swallowing, Sore, swollen glands in your neck or jaw
·Swollen, red tonsils, White patches or pus on your tonsils

Sore Throat And Homeopathic Medicines 

1.Tonsillitis
Baryta carbonicum: for inflamed and infected tonsils

2.Allergic throat pain
Apis mellifica: for inflammation of throat(red, hot throat)

3.Pharyngitis:Hepar sulphuris calcareum

4.Laryngitis:Bromium

See your doctor if you have had throat pain for more than a week with:

· Difficult breathing, Difficult swallowing
· Unusual drooling, which might indicate an inability to swallow
· Difficulty opening your mouth
· Joint pain,  Earache, Rash, Fever higher than 101 F (38.3 C)
· Blood in your saliva or phlegm, Frequently recurring sore throats
· A lump in your neck, Hoarseness lasting more than two weeks

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

1)    BEST HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE FOR THROAT INFECTION?

Belladonna,Hepar sulphuris calcareum, Mercurius solubilis are the main medications for throat infection.

2)    HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE FOR THROAT PAIN WHILE SWALLOWING?

Lachesis,Baryta carbonicum,Belladonna are the main homeopathic remedies for pain while swallowing.

3)    HOMEOPATHIC REMEDY FOR SORE THROAT?

Baptisia, Bromium, Ignatia are good medicines for sore throat.

4)   HOMEOPATHIC REMEDY FOR SORE THROAT AND BLOCKED NOSE?

Nux vomica, Kali bichromicum, Hepar sulphuris carbonicum are good remedies for blocked nose and sore throat.

5)  HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE FOR PHARYNGITIS?

Arsenicum iodatum ,Phytolacca, Bryonia are best homeopathy medicines for pharyngitis.

6)    HOMEOPATHY FOR STREP THROAT

Streptococcinum, Pyrogen, Merc sol are common medicines for strept throat.

Treatment of Postoperative Sore Throat With the Aid of the Homeopathic Remedy Arnica montana: A Report of Two Cases( REFERENCE National Library of Medicine National Center for Biotechnology Information)