Pain and sore throat are most often symptoms of laryngitis, tonsillitis (tonsillitis), pharyngitis, which in most cases are caused by a bacterial infection. As a rule, complex treatment is prescribed in such situations, which often involves rinsing the throat with various solutions. This procedure allows you to wash away from the larynx and tonsils mucus along with the pathogenic microflora and the products of its vital activity, thereby speeding up the recovery process. In addition, rinsing solutions can have antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, softening effect.
One of the remedies widely used in angina and other inflammations in the throat throat is a solution of hydrogen peroxide. It is a simple and affordable drug that can be purchased at any pharmacy. In addition, many people always have hydrogen peroxide at their fingertips, in a home medicine chest, which allows them to start treatment immediately, even with the first symptoms of the disease. However, you should know that this method requires some caution.
Hydrogen peroxide in throat infections
Hydrogen peroxide is an aqueous solution that is not toxic and rarely causes allergic reactions. It has good enough disinfecting properties and is often used for cleaning and disinfecting complex wounds, phlegmon, etc. When used for rinsing the throat, hydrogen peroxide can effectively disinfect and remove clots of mucus, bacterial coating from the surface of the throat, tonsils and tongue. Thus, it helps to reduce the severity of intoxication of the body, it helps to improve overall health.
How to gargle with hydrogen peroxide?
When rinsing the throat (mouth) with hydrogen peroxide, you must strictly observe the proportions. This is due to the fact that the use of a too concentrated solution can lead to irritation and even chemical burn of the mucous membrane, and a too weak solution will not give the desired effect. Therefore, you should carefully consider the dosage of the product.
Also it must be remembered that it is impossible to swallow a solution of hydrogen peroxide, because it has a rather strong oxidative activity. Although some traditional healers recommend using peroxide at certain concentrations, nevertheless the effectiveness of such treatment is discussed and not proven.
To prepare a rinse solution, you should dilute one tablespoon of hydrogen peroxide (3%) in 200 ml of warm water. Also for this purpose, you can use hydropyre tablets - one tablet (1.5 g) is dissolved in 200 ml of water. The resulting solution is used for rinsing in a standard way. It is desirable to keep the medicine in your mouth as long as possible.
After rinsing with a solution of hydrogen peroxide, it is necessary to rinse the throat with warm boiled water in order to wash off the remnants of the drug from the surface of the mucous membrane. Also for this purpose, you can apply herbal infusions that have anti-inflammatory effects (chamomile, calendula, sage , St. John's wort, horsetail, etc.), which will enhance the therapeutic effect.
The procedure is recommended to be repeated every 3 hours (4-5 times a day). It is not recommended to drink or eat after rinsing for half an hour. The duration of treatment in most cases is 5-7 days.
A solution of hydrogen peroxide can be washed and nose in the cold and sinusitis. But for this procedure a solution of a different concentration is used. To make it, you need to add 10-15 drops of hydrogen peroxide (15%) to the tablespoon of warm water. The resulting solution should be dripped into the nose with a pipette. After half a minute, cleanse the nose of mucus.