tracking pixel
News on your favorite shows, specials & more!
pixeltracker

Sore throat...Halls or Ricola?

Sore throat...Halls or Ricola?

Parks
#0Sore throat...Halls or Ricola?
Posted: 7/4/06 at 11:54am

My throat has been sore for about a week now. It started going away a few days ago--but I woke up this morning to an incredibly sore throat again. Do you all think I should use Ricola or Halls for it? If it doesn't go away in the next 3 days or so, I'll probably go to the doctor. I don't think sore throats are supposed to last this long..


"If it walks like a Parks, if it wobbles like a Parks, then it's definitely fat and nobody loves it." --MA

Magical_Ms._Mistoffeles_72 Profile Photo
Magical_Ms._Mistoffeles_72
#1re: Sore throat...Halls or Ricola?
Posted: 7/4/06 at 11:59am

Halls dont work for me, so I say ricola


Join me on journey that is the development of my first musical! Twitter/Insta @gimpymusical FB: Gimpy The Musical email @gimpymusical@gmail.com for more info!

DayDreamer Profile Photo
DayDreamer
#2re: Sore throat...Halls or Ricola?
Posted: 7/4/06 at 11:59am

They're not.

I'd suggest you gargle with warm salt water. Salt is an astringent, and if it's something minor, it should take care of it.


Celebrate Life

Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. - Randy Pausch

dancingthrulife04 Profile Photo
dancingthrulife04
#3re: Sore throat...Halls or Ricola?
Posted: 7/4/06 at 11:59am

Ricola.


http://www.beintheheights.com/katnicole1 (Please click and help me win!) I chose, and my world was shaken- So what?
The choice may have been mistaken, The choosing was not...
"Every day has the potential to be the greatest day of your life." - Lin-Manuel Miranda
"And when Idina Menzel is singing, I'm always slightly worried that her teeth are going to jump out of her mouth and chase me." - Schmerg_the_Impaler

YouWantitWhen???? Profile Photo
YouWantitWhen????
#4re: Sore throat...Halls or Ricola?
Posted: 7/4/06 at 12:01pm

Parks, what have you been putting down your throat?

And, follow DD's advice.

GuyfromGermany Profile Photo
GuyfromGermany
#5re: Sore throat...Halls or Ricola?
Posted: 7/4/06 at 12:02pm

Warm salt water works WONDERS!
It tastes quite disgusting but gargle before you go to bed and your throat will be much better the next morning!


In the real world the only people who burst into song are the hopelessly deranged...

RachLaura
#6re: Sore throat...Halls or Ricola?
Posted: 7/4/06 at 12:03pm

Chloriseptic

DBillyP Profile Photo
DBillyP
#7re: Sore throat...Halls or Ricola?
Posted: 7/4/06 at 12:03pm

Aspirin will also help, but if it has lasted a week you should go see a doctor.


"I am open, and I am willing, For to be hopeless would seem so strange. It dishonors those who go before us, So lift me up to the light of change." Holly Near

Parks
#8re: Sore throat...Halls or Ricola?
Posted: 7/4/06 at 12:37pm

Thanks for all the quick responses!

I've had 1 Ricola and 1 Halls this morning. The Halls tasted much better, but did nothing. I felt a little bit better after the Ricola. I'll try warm salt water.

and YWIW, I'm a good boy--thank you very much. re: Sore throat...Halls or Ricola?


"If it walks like a Parks, if it wobbles like a Parks, then it's definitely fat and nobody loves it." --MA

DayDreamer Profile Photo
DayDreamer
#9re: Sore throat...Halls or Ricola?
Posted: 7/4/06 at 12:45pm

try the saltwater a couple of times a day... especially when you first wake up to get rid of whatever overnight gunk and before you go to bed.

Halls and Ricola, IMO, are more like a 'band aid' than a remedy.


Celebrate Life

Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. - Randy Pausch

YouWantitWhen???? Profile Photo
YouWantitWhen????
#10re: Sore throat...Halls or Ricola?
Posted: 7/4/06 at 12:48pm

On a more serious note, if it persists, go to a doctor.

Better safe than sorry.

opiv Profile Photo
opiv
#11re: Sore throat...Halls or Ricola?
Posted: 7/4/06 at 12:49pm

Yeah, as gross as the salt water is, it works.


"I feel god in this chili's..."

Elphaba Profile Photo
Elphaba
#12re: Sore throat...Halls or Ricola?
Posted: 7/4/06 at 1:26pm

go to the damn doctor Parks.....a week is NOT good.


It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story... AGATHA CHRISTIE, Life magazine, May 14, 1956

wexy
#13re: Sore throat...Halls or Ricola?
Posted: 7/4/06 at 2:48pm

M.D. but go with the Ricola and some tea.


'Take me out tonight where's there's music and there's people and they're young and alive.'

Parks
#14re: Sore throat...Halls or Ricola?
Posted: 7/4/06 at 2:57pm

I just tried salt water--and I must say--I think it tastes better than Ricola...lol


"If it walks like a Parks, if it wobbles like a Parks, then it's definitely fat and nobody loves it." --MA

SweetQintheLights
#15re: Sore throat...Halls or Ricola?
Posted: 7/4/06 at 3:01pm

"I just tried salt water--and I must say--I think it tastes better than Ricola...lol"

Are you serious?

This is random but do you like the taste of Robitussin?

If gargling with salt water doesn't work after a couple days, go see a doctor.



"How bout a little black dress?"~hannahshule "I have a penis, not a vagina." ~munkustrap178
Updated On: 7/4/06 at 03:01 PM

Parks
#16re: Sore throat...Halls or Ricola?
Posted: 7/5/06 at 1:20am

Just gargled salt for the 2nd time...I didn't stir it this time, so the last gargle was REALLY salty--all the leftover salt at the bottom went into my mouth and stayed under my tongue after I spit it out :-/. Not good.

It's feeling worse. I'm thinking I'm gonna go in the next 2 days if this doesn't improve. re: Sore throat...Halls or Ricola?


"If it walks like a Parks, if it wobbles like a Parks, then it's definitely fat and nobody loves it." --MA

#17re: Sore throat...Halls or Ricola?
Posted: 7/5/06 at 1:29am

lol I'm going through the same thing, except its lasted two weeks re: Sore throat...Halls or Ricola?. I have my doctors appointment tomorrow. Anyways I would definitely say ricola...because it's been working the best for me even if it is only short term. Also...as you learned lol the salt water is gross but it works most of the time! Hope you feel better!

Up In Lost
#18re: Sore throat...Halls or Ricola?
Posted: 7/5/06 at 1:35am

Are you guys using cough drops now?

A few times when I have felt a sore throat coming on, I would start to suck on cough drops right away, but my sore throat wouldn't go away for a while (A week, or two). WHen I would stop using them, I would get a full blown cold. It was kind of like i was keeping the cold at bay by using the couch drops. And, the only thing i know to do is let a cold run its course. So, maybe not use cough drops, see if it's just a cold or something.


Well, I'm glad he got away with it.

DayDreamer Profile Photo
DayDreamer
#19re: Sore throat...Halls or Ricola?
Posted: 7/5/06 at 2:41am

sheesh... thanks Parks. Now I have a sore throat.


Celebrate Life

Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. - Randy Pausch

SweetQintheLights
#20re: Sore throat...Halls or Ricola?
Posted: 7/5/06 at 8:58am

If it's a cold and not just a sore throat, use zicam. It's a life saver. Trust me.


"How bout a little black dress?"~hannahshule "I have a penis, not a vagina." ~munkustrap178

Jon
#21re: Sore throat...Halls or Ricola?
Posted: 7/5/06 at 9:08am

The more important question is:

Is it pronounced "Ri-COLA" like the announcer says it on the commercials, or "REEEEEE-cola" like the dude with the big Alpen Horn yells?

DramaDork925
#22re: Sore throat...Halls or Ricola?
Posted: 7/5/06 at 9:43am

I like Ricolas more myself... Coldeeze are good too but they dry out your mouth a lot.


Am I cut out to spend my time this way?

peach
#23re: Sore throat...Halls or Ricola?
Posted: 7/5/06 at 11:08am

I trust the Alpen source - so REEEE-cola is my preferred pronunciation. :)

Parks - I will beat a dead horse here, but get yourself to a doctor - a week is too long!

Do you have allergies? Allergies often cause sore throats, and unless you are sick (which is why you should see a doctor today), it could explain why it is lasting.

But in the meantime, Ricola, Salt Water and a doctor's appointment are you pals.

Feel better!

ljay889 Profile Photo
ljay889
#24re: Sore throat...Halls or Ricola?
Posted: 7/5/06 at 11:11am

I say ask a pharmacist or a doctor.


Videos