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Saline is a cheap and effective way of killing many bacteria, including some that case sore throats.
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What can you do to clear your throat?
Cough, use saline lavage through nasal passages, gargle with salt water.
What happens to bacteria if you put salt on it?
The salt draws the water out of the bacteria. This causes them to shrivel up and die, literally. This is why people use saline solution on piercings and gargle salt water.
Which is more viscous pure water or saline water?
The saline water is more viscous.
Why is water saline?
because of salt content water is saline
What is the best time to gargle with salt water?
Water.
What to gargle with for head cold?
Use salt water to gargle. Salt water will draw out edema fluid, killing bacteria causing the sore throat.
Is making salt water to gargle for a sore throat a chemical change?
Making salt water to gargle for a sore throat is not a chemical change. This is because the salt can be extracted from the water.
Is making salt water to gargle for sore throat is chemical change?
Making salt water to gargle for a sore throat is not a chemical change. This is because the salt can be extracted from the water.
Why might gargling help the pain of a sore throat?
Gargling is just a method to get medicine or saline (salt water) deep into your sore throat without drowning or swallowing the solutions. What reduces the pain is the solution used in the gargle. Usually this is a saline solution because saline is very soothing to mucous tissues and helps inflammation. See the related question below for more tips on how to get rid of a sore throat.
Is brackish water more saline than ocean water?
No, brackish water is not more saline than ocean water.
How do you gargle without water?
use your spit or saliva.
Do you mix ceftriaxone with normal saline or sterile water?
Normal saline
