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Best remedies for a sore throat, tried and tested to soothe your pain

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In our experience, a sore throat is usually a signifier of one of two things: either you’re about to get a cold, or you’re at the tail-end of one.

It starts with a tingle at the back of your throat; soon it closes up and a a scratchy pain turns into razor-sharp sears, making it tough to swallow. The glands in your neck and throat start to swell in response to the irritation and before you know it, your voice adopts a hoarse tone.

It’s no one’s idea of a good time, and although a typical sore throat will clear up by itself in a few days (the says about a week is normal), that doesn’t mean you can’t do anything about it in

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