If we use alcohol as disinfectant, why drinking it doesnt solve throat infection / sore throat?
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Funny you say that, I recently read the back of my listerine bottle and it says “Gargle to relieve sore throats due to colds”. I was curious to see if the alcohol free listerine my brother uses said the same thing in the back, lo and behold it didn’t.
So yes, I guess it might help treat the symptoms of sore throat but definitely won’t solve it, as others said the infection is within the tissues and not actually in the throat. As an aside, mouth hygiene is also always important in preventing sickness, and especially important when you’re sick to ensure it doesn’t get any worse.
Funny you say that, I recently read the back of my listerine bottle and it says “Gargle to relieve sore throats due to colds”. I was curious to see if the alcohol free listerine my brother uses said the same thing in the back, lo and behold it didn’t.
So yes, I guess it might help treat the symptoms of sore throat but definitely won’t solve it, as others said the infection is within the tissues and not actually in the throat. As an aside, mouth hygiene is also always important in preventing sickness, and especially important when you’re sick to ensure it doesn’t get any worse.
Funny you say that, I recently read the back of my listerine bottle and it says “Gargle to relieve sore throats due to colds”. I was curious to see if the alcohol free listerine my brother uses said the same thing in the back, lo and behold it didn’t.
So yes, I guess it might help treat the symptoms of sore throat but definitely won’t solve it, as others said the infection is within the tissues and not actually in the throat. As an aside, mouth hygiene is also always important in preventing sickness, and especially important when you’re sick to ensure it doesn’t get any worse.
In addition to all of the other reasons listed:
Because often the “sore” part of your throat is the trachea (windpipe), not the esophagus (food pipe).
Air goes down one tube, fluids (and solids) go down the other. If the trachea is infected, anything you drink isn’t going to even touch the inflamed tissue, much less disinfect it.
In addition to all of the other reasons listed:
Because often the “sore” part of your throat is the trachea (windpipe), not the esophagus (food pipe).
Air goes down one tube, fluids (and solids) go down the other. If the trachea is infected, anything you drink isn’t going to even touch the inflamed tissue, much less disinfect it.
In addition to all of the other reasons listed:
Because often the “sore” part of your throat is the trachea (windpipe), not the esophagus (food pipe).
Air goes down one tube, fluids (and solids) go down the other. If the trachea is infected, anything you drink isn’t going to even touch the inflamed tissue, much less disinfect it.
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