SUCKING YOUR WAY PAST A SORE THROAT

Advantages: Good price
Disadvantages: Short term effect

...What does a foal and my throat have in common? Both are a little hoarse. I tell you, seeing as I can barely speak right now, I?m grateful that the internet exists as a medium to get across my terrible jokes! That?s right, I?ve been struck down with yet another cold, and as well as having a nose that could run for England right now, I?m also suffering with a croaky throat. Seeing as I am 100% male, I?ve decided that I need medication as there is no way that I could possibly be expected to ask my natural defences to cope with this affliction. A quick search through the cupboards uncovered a packet of Strepsils which were left over from the last bout of disease to hit the SeasonTicketless house. The box holds 24 lozenges each of which are approximately 15mm in diameter. This particular box doesn?t have a flavour as you would...

SeasonTicketless 04.07.2004 · Read review
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Niquitin cq lozenges (4mg)

Advantages: great aid to quit smoking
Disadvantages: none

...I give up smoking two years ago, but it was not easy, I tried the gum and the nicorette inhaler and I failed with both attempts. I had smoked for 14 years, so I new it was not going to be easy, I smoked 40 - 60 fags a day and I new I couldnt quit with willpower alone. I went to my GP and he was prescribing medicine, that could make you take fits, so I decided not to bother with this idea, as I would probably be the unlucky one who would take the fits. So I went to my local chemist and they informed me about Niquitin cq lozenges, they cost around £8.00, they advised me these would be good for me as I would have smoked my first fag within 30 mins of waking in the mornings. So I got them home, read the label and discovered that there were some mild side affects, one of them being hiccups which for the first few days I got the hiccups...

jenny967 06.12.2007 (20.12.2007) · Read review
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You put it in your mouth and suck....

Advantages: They work!
Disadvantages: Don't come in beer flavour!

...No, this title is not an instruction from the Joy of Sex. It?s that coughs, sneezes and sore throats time of year again! In fact, I generally get a cold in October and manage to hang on to it until the next May (when the hay fever takes over!). One of the main symptoms I usually get is a terrible sore throat. It?s usually very red and painful and something that I dread (although my husband is usually very pleased, because it normally means I lose my voice). Therefore, I am constantly searching for remedies, and am a bit of a connoisseur of cough medicines and throat sweets. There are a number on the market, some good and some not so good, but one I have had success with is the subject of this opinion. Lemsip Sore Throat Anti-Bacterial Lozenges are good choice and cost from approximately £1.50 to £2.10 for a pack of 24. They are...

tange 31.01.2002 · Read review
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Sore Throat....

Advantages: Pleasant taste
Disadvantages: Pricey, short lasting relief

...I have a sore throat at present and sitting in front of me is a box of blackcurrant strepsils, apparently including vitamin c too! Well, they taste good, well, pleasant anyway. Its easy on the tongue and dissolves nicely in the mouth a bit quicker than a boiled sweet would, it doesnt leave a horrible aftertaste or any kind of residue. So far, so good. Now, they certainly won't cure your sore throat, they never claim to do that or pretend to be a cure, they to claim to offer relief from sore throats. Now, in my experience, what they actually do is numb the throat for about 15 minutes, the effect also tends to wear off if you drink a hot drink! This numbness, despite giving relief from the pain, doesnt last long enough (afterall, these lozenges were not cheap). They are good if you just want a bit of relief and maybe they would...

jameswoolerton 24.06.2001 · Read review
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oh my poor sore throat

Advantages: works quickly
Disadvantages: few

...Dequacaine relief for my sore throat I went to work this morning feeling quite bright but by 11 o’clock I had developed a sore throat my glands were up, my tongue was furry. I fairly frequently suffer from sore throats (my weak point). I usually have a couple of throat lozenges in my handbag for such times. I looked in my bag and yes I had some. My preferred Lozenge is Dequacaine .It numbed the pain in my throat and I was able to continue working with just a mild irritation .The feeling of numbness gradually wears off and I feel my throat sore again but I do find Dequacaine helps more than other lozenge’s I have tried. A few facts about dequacaine Not for children under 12 years old . May be sucked slowly every 2 hours, not more than8 lozenge’s every 24 hours Do not take if you are allergic...

mumsymary 18.10.2002 (08.11.2003) · Read review
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Niquitin CQ Lozenges - Have helped me!

Advantages: Helps you to quit smoking! I found it helped with food cravings
Disadvantages: Funny taste to begin with

...I was recommended these by my GP when visiting their 'stop smoking' clinic. I found the lozenges very useful and help with any cravings. They come in 4mg for heavier smokers and 2mg for the milder smoker. The flavours are either plain (taste a bit sweet) or mint flavour (Minty!). You are meant to place one between your cheek and gums and alternate between each side of the mouth, they slowly dissolve in about 30 mins or so. The great thing I found with the lozenges was it helped with food cravings especially as you cannot eat or drink when you have one in your mouth. The taste takes a short while to get used to (a bit spicey maybe?) but not long. You start with 1 lozenge every 1 - 2 hours then gradually reduce the amount you have over a period of time (The pack comes with instructions). Overall I found this to be a good product and have...

Missy123Blue 26.05.2009 · Read review
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Review of NiQuitin CQ CQ Lozenge

Relief for Coughs and Sore Throats

Advantages: Pleasant tasting, effective, no artificial additives, nothing allergy-causing
Disadvantages: Rather high in sugar

...I'm the kind of person who prefers to stop a cold in its tracks with echinacea, garlic and Vitamin C rather than taking over-the-counter medication to alleviate symptoms. But sometimes the cold virus is stronger than the natural preventatives, and my colds - rare though they are - seem to come with a standard sore throat and dry cough. It was while I was in the throes of one of these colds that a relative recommended I try Ricola herbal lozenges. I'd never found cough sweets to be of any use, but the cough was dry and painful, so I decided to try them out. There seem to be several varieties of these lozenges. Some of them are sugar-free but contain artificial sweeteners, so I haven't bought any of those. Even at the best of times I won't eat these chemical additives, so I certainly wasn't going to assault a lowered immune system...

Kukana 27.02.2004 · Read review
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This really does work for Sore Throats!!!

Advantages: Works fast
Disadvantages: makes you tongue numb as well

...on my way. The Packaging 5 inches by 3 inches predominantly white car board box with the words Dequacaine written in red and black on the front. It says it is for severe soar throats. In very small writing it states it is containing Benzocaine and Dequalinium chloride and that it is a local anaesthetic and numbs throat pain with works together with an anti-bacterial agent which attacks soar throats. It also states that it has 24 lozenges. On the back there are directions and some useful advice which I will go into later and also customer service details. The Lozenge = When you open the box there is two strips of plastic and metal foiled fronts and back and you pop them out. The sweets are milky coloured about the size of a penny. Each strip holds 12 lozenges. You take one lozenge and suck it...

BUBBLES171 25.12.2003 · Read review
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Who fancies a post-coital Nicotine lozenge?

Advantages: May ultimately help me to live longer
Disadvantages: Nausea, Cheaper to smoke

...such an overwhelming feeling of nausea I had to get out of the car as I thought I was going to be sick. There I am crouching in the gutter in the side of the street retching thinking sod this I?ll have a fag instead. Now I have the best team of people around me in the office ? I managed to get back slightly green, feeling sick and frankly needing a lie down. On reading the literature ? I know what your thinking and no I didn?t read it before as that would be too sensible ? it says the following ?Sometimes there can be minor side effects from giving up smoking or using the lozenges. These include  Sore throat, mouth irritation or difficulty swallowing  Sleep disturbance, dizziness, headache, coughing, anxiety, irritability  Feeling or being sick, hiccups, belching or wind, abnormal appetite None...

couscous 19.07.2004 · Read review
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Kiss Goodbye to painful sore throats!

Advantages: Numbs the pain
Disadvantages: Packaging

...I am writing this op at a time when I have the worst sore throat I have ever had. Having turned down the opportunity to have a flu jab at work last week, I was looking for alternative help and stumbled across Strepsils Extra, black cherry flavour. To quote the packing "the active ingredient in Strepsils Extra is an antiseptic which combats the bacteria which can cause sore throat conditions and also has a local anaesthetic action which brings relief to pain and discomfort" - it was not lying. The Packaging ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If like me, you only carry a small handbag, the packaging is not particularly helpful and patient friendly. The box contains two foil packed blister strips of 12 lozengers, a total of 24 per box. The box is quite eye catching. It is predomiately white but is then scattered with a dark turquoise and cherry red...

Merson 22.10.2003 · Read review
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