JackK0 Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Help can somebody recommend the best way to sleep having swollen tonsils I have been taking the medication for four days now Ive got rid of the fevers at night its just swallowing saliva when sleeping that keeps me up it sounds stupid but it's quite hard to not swallow saliva and naturally do it when you are asleep any tips on how to sleep with such a painful throat Thanks Jack! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppet2 Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Gargle salt water then rub piece of cut garlic on the tonsils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medusa Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 I had my tonsils out when I was 12, but my sister swears by children's ibuprofen syrup, used with a medicine syringe to squirt into the holes in the tonsil (you'll need a mirror to do this) and applied topically all over the tonsil and held in place for as long as possible to be absorbed into the tissues. She reckons that the dose for a 6 year old is better for pain relief at night than tramadol and allows her to swallow and sleep for a good 4 hours for each dose, so only needing to repeat it once during the night to get a good quality night's sleep. This assumes that you can take ibuprofen, of course, and not everybody can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackK0 Posted January 7, 2016 Author Share Posted January 7, 2016 Thanks yeah ive been taking ibuprofen its so horrible feels like I am swallowing glass shards :'( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hesther Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Tyrozets. Every time. Local anaesthetic numbs throat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medusa Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Ibuprofen applied directly to the tissues is far more effective than a dose taken in a pill, so do you know anybody who has small children? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomon1 Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Help can somebody recommend the best way to sleep having swollen tonsils I have been taking the medication for four days now Ive got rid of the fevers at night its just swallowing saliva when sleeping that keeps me up it sounds stupid but it's quite hard to not swallow saliva and naturally do it when you are asleep any tips on how to sleep with such a painful throat Thanks Jack! Has anyone mentioned this: http://www.ultrachloraseptic.co.uk/ Works a treat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikki-red Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 (edited) Has anyone mentioned this: http://www.ultrachloraseptic.co.uk/ Works a treat I had a bad case of septic tonsillitis in the summer. I was given a 10 day course of antibiotics and someone recommended chloraseptic spray to use until they kicked in. It was horrendous, made my tonsils sting so badly I could hardly bear it. I found that the only thing that actually helped at night was just to keep drinking water. Not ideal I know but if I didnt keep drinking through the night it was agony in the morning. Im fairly sure the meds had made a difference within a couple of days though? Hope you feel better soon JackKo. Edited January 8, 2016 by nikki-red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Arthur Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Ibuprofen applied directly to the tissues is far more effective than a dose taken in a pill, so do you know anybody who has small children? Afraid not. Topical application is no more effective than tablet form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medusa Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Afraid not. Topical application is no more effective than tablet form. It reaches a much higher tissue concentration faster than taking a pill, using a smaller dose than you would need with a pill. This means that you can take the dose more frequently if you need to, since you're using a smaller dose. If you wish to argue pharmacology can I suggest that we don't do it on the thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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