Strepsils Vitamin C 24 Lozenges - Orange

Strepsils Orange with Vitamin C Lozenges. Each Strepsils Orange and Vitamin C lozenge has a boost of 100 mg of vitamin C, which will help replace the vitamin C you may lose during a cold. Each lozenge also contains a combination of two antiseptics (2,4-dichlorobenzyl alcohol 1.2 mg, Amylmetacresol 0.6 mg) to relieve the discomfort of sore throats in orange flavour. Causes of a Sore Throat. A sore throat is often a sign that you may have an infection in the area, but there are other things that can irritate the throat, causing redness and swelling. These include cigarette smoke, a polluted environment, voice strain or even changes in air temperature. There are lots of sore throat symptoms, and throat infection symptoms, from that nasty raspiness, pain when swallowing to a sudden husky voice. There are also other symptoms that may accompany throat pain: Runny nose, Swollen glands, A headache. Muscle aches and pains, Cough, Throat problems, such as inflammation (redness and swelling) in your throat this can even be a sore throat on one side. Treating your sore throat. If you have a sore throat already, to make yourself and your throat feel better there are some options: Drink plenty of warm liquids to keep your level of body fluids up, Try to breathe through your nose. If your nose feels congested, inhaling the steam from a bowl of hot water will help it to clear or look for a lozenge which also offers a decongestant. Try to avoid alcohol. The idea that alcohol & disinfects the throat is unfortunately a myth.