Itchy palate due to cold

Normally, there won't be any oral problems when you have a cold. Only a few people will feel a bitter, dry and thick feeling in their mouths. However, many people, on the contrary, will feel itchy on the upper palate from time to time after a cold. Be careful about this symptom as it may be an inflammatory infection or a bacterial or viral invasion. You cannot rule out the possibility that it may be caused by a sore throat.

Causes of Sore Throat

1. Mumps

2. Pharyngitis or tonsillitis

3. Cold

4. Pharyngitis

5. Systemic viral infection

Six ways to relieve a sore throat

1. Steam inhalation

Try steam inhalation to relieve your pain. Run very scalding hot water in the sink. Wrap a towel around your head to surround yourself with the steam and tilt your head sideways as the water runs. Take a deep breath, drawing the steam into your mouth and nose, and do this for about 5 to 10 minutes. Repeat several times a day.

2. Eat light and easy-to-digest food

The diet should be light and easy to digest. So what should you eat when you have a sore throat? Eat more vegetables and fruits, such as water chestnuts, cucumbers, loofahs, bitter melons, pears, etc., which can clear away heat and detoxify, promote salivation and relieve sore throat, without hurting the yang energy; add appropriate amounts of lilies, rock sugar, yam, coix seeds, glutinous rice, etc., which can be used as both medicine and food, which can also nourish yin and moisten dryness, clear the throat and relieve sore throat. When the seasons change, cook more porridge, such as vegetable porridge; eating more sour foods, such as black plum, hawthorn, etc., can also help with dry and sore throat.

3. Keep your throat warm

Experts believe that a tablespoon of honey mixed with warm water and a pinch of lemon slices is a good natural remedy.

4. Walnut Treatment

Take 10 walnuts, remove the hard shell but keep the skin, and take them twice a day, morning and evening. A course of treatment is 15 days. Walnuts have anti-inflammatory, lung-moistening, phlegm-resolving and cough-relieving effects. It can cure diseases such as sore throat and cough.

5. Pears

Pears have a good throat-moistening effect and can effectively relieve the symptoms of sore throat. You can cut a pear into slices and squeeze it into juice, which will be easier to swallow. If you are afraid of cold or prone to diarrhea, it is best to drink warm pear juice.

6. Increase the humidity in your room

Sometimes, waking up with a sore throat is caused by sleeping with your mouth open. Normally, air is first humidified in the nasal cavity before entering the throat and lungs. But breathing through the mouth skips this process, making the throat dry and uncomfortable. Experts recommend using a humidifier in the bedroom to increase the humidity of the surrounding environment.

Sore throat diet

The specific dietary therapy methods are as follows:

First: Plum Drink

After crushing the black plums, brew them with boiling water for about fifteen minutes. After removing the residue, you can slowly take it. Eat it once a day, it has a good effect of astringing yin and promoting body fluid, and is very effective in treating chronic sore throat, hoarseness and other problems.

Second: Decoction of Adenophora, Polygonatum, and Radix Ophiopogonis

Prepare Adenophora stellariae, Polygonatum odoratum, Ophiopogon japonicus, Radix Trichosanthis and Cortex Lycii, then put them together in a pot, add appropriate amount of water and boil, take one dose daily. This recipe is great for treating voice fatigue and hoarseness. In addition, it also has a good effect on treating cough after illness and persistent fever.