ear-nose-throat results

  • Salt water for sore throat

    30 out of 39 people have heard of this.

    My mum remembers gargling with salted water to cure sore throats.

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  • Eucalyptus tree vapours

    3 out of 3 people have heard of this.

    My grandma used to say that nothing better to treat a blocked nose than inhaling vapours produced by boiling eucalyptus tree leaves.

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  • Orange tree leaves for colds

    23 out of 37 people have heard of this.

    Tea made with orange tree leaves was popular with older generations as a way of treating colds.

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  • Curing earache

    15 out of 17 people have heard of this.

    When I was younger and had earache my grandma warmed some olive oil and then dipped a bit of cotton wool in it. I then had to lay on my side all... More ...

  • sore throat

    3 out of 5 people have heard of this.

    To cure sore throat one heated up salt in a frying pan, poured it into a sock. Then wrapped it around one’s neck.

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  • Menthol and Eucalyptus

    15 out of 18 people have heard of this.

    A fantastic pharmacist once recommended ‘menthol and eucalyptus suspension’ instead of my usual branded mentholly inhalation when I ... More ...

  • Hot stuff

    My step-dad’s father grew up in Whitechapel in the East End. He ended up with a scar round his neck from childhood til the day he died ... More ...

  • Common Cold

    2 out of 4 people have heard of this.

    For about ten years now I’ve been using this infusion as a cure for a cold.

    Pinch of paprika, 3cm chopped up ginger, sliced garlic ... More ...

  • Echinacea - fact or fiction?

    7 out of 11 people have heard of this.

    My flatmate swears by echincaea to prevent colds when she’s feeling like one is coming on, but I have heard that echinacea was proven in t... More ...

  • Fight the sore throat

    5 out of 6 people have heard of this.

    I was struggling with a really sore throat, and a chinese friend took pity on me and insisted I drank hot water with fresh ginger cut up in it.... More ...

  • Ears and Onions

    5 out of 9 people have heard of this.

    My mummy comes from a family where traditional medicine has always been used. She is one of 10 siblings born and reared in a small Irish village... More ...

  • Red Biddy - Herb beer

    0 out of 2 people have heard of this.

    I went to see a play the night before last at the Riverside, Hammersmith called ‘Brendan at the Chelsea’ about the last days of the... More ...

  • Acupuncture or other for neuralgia?

    3 out of 3 people have heard of this.

    Hi there,

    Wondered if anyone else had had acupuncture for trigeminal neuralgia or have tried any other alternate treatment and what they ... More ...

  • Olive oil for ear aches

    94 out of 103 people have heard of this.

    When we were children and had ear ache, my grandmother used to treat them by placing a few drops of warm olive oil in the ear, and then a bit of... More ...

  • cough mixture

    12 out of 15 people have heard of this.

    melt together either in the microwave or in a cup standing in a pan of boiling water,

    Kob of butter

    teaspoon sugar

    2 teaspo... More ...

  • cough

    2 out of 3 people have heard of this.

    I was told to rub vicks on the sole of your feet to relieve chronic cough, I have not tried it yet but hope it works

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  • Heat for ear aches

    4 out of 4 people have heard of this.

    When I was a little girl and had an ear ache, my mother used to put a heating pad on it, or blow it with a hairdryer on the hot setting for a fe... More ...

  • Blackberry tea

    3 out of 5 people have heard of this.

    The blackberries are abundant on the bushes running down the side of our garden fence right now. I read recently that tea made from blackberry l... More ...

  • sore throat and tiger balm

    3 out of 6 people have heard of this.

    In the poor parts of thailand, they use a lot of natural stuff to cure illnesses. The one i will tell you about is, whenever you have a sore thr... More ...

  • Congestion when you have a cold

    9 out of 9 people have heard of this.

    Friars Balsom – available from good chemists. The instructions are usually on the bottle – put a few drops in a jug or bowl -that yo... More ...

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