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==Management==
Sore or [[Throat irritation|scratchy]] throat can temporarily be relieved by [[gargling]] a solution of 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon (1.3 to 2.5 milliliters) [[Sodium chloride|salt]] dissolved in an {{convert|8|USfloz|ml}} glass of water.<ref>{{cite web |title=Does Gargling Wlth Salt Water Ease a Sore Throat? |url=https://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/features/does-gargling-wlth-salt-water-ease-a-sore-throat |website=WebMD |language=en}}</ref>
Pain medications such as [[non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug]]s (NSAIDs) and [[paracetamol]] (acetaminophen) help in the [[Pain management|management of pain]].<ref name=Review00>{{cite journal |vauthors=Thomas M, Del Mar C, Glasziou P |title=How effective are treatments other than antibiotics for acute sore throat? |journal=Br J Gen Pract |volume=50 |issue=459 |pages=817–20 |date=October 2000 |pmid=11127175 |pmc=1313826 }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite journal|last1=de Cassan|first1=Simone|last2=Thompson|first2=Matthew J.|last3=Perera|first3=Rafael|last4=Glasziou|first4=Paul P.|last5=Del Mar|first5=Chris B.|last6=Heneghan|first6=Carl J.|last7=Hayward|first7=Gail|date=1 May 2020|title=Corticosteroids as standalone or add-on treatment for sore throat|journal=The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews|volume=2020|issue=5|pages=CD008268|doi=10.1002/14651858.CD008268.pub3|issn=1469-493X|pmc=7193118|pmid=32356360}}</ref> The use of [[corticosteroid]]s seems to increase slightly the likelihood of resolution and the reduction of pain, but more analysis is necessary to ensure that this minimal benefit outweighs the risks.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Sadeghirad|first1=Behnam|last2=Siemieniuk|first2=Reed A C|last3=Brignardello-Petersen|first3=Romina|last4=Papola|first4=Davide|last5=Lytvyn|first5=Lyubov|last6=Vandvik|first6=Per Olav|last7=Merglen|first7=Arnaud|last8=Guyatt|first8=Gordon H|last9=Agoritsas|first9=Thomas|title=Corticosteroids for treatment of sore throat: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials|journal=BMJ|date=20 September 2017|pages=j3887|doi=10.1136/bmj.j3887|pmid=28931508|volume=358|pmc=5605780}}</ref> Antibiotics probably reduce pain, diminish headaches and could prevent some sore throat complications; but, since these effects are small, they must be balanced with the threat of antimicrobial resistance.<ref>{{Cite journal |vauthors=Spinks A, Glasziou PP, Del Mar CB |date=Dec 9, 2021 |title=Antibiotics for treatment of sore throat in children and adults |journal=Cochrane Database Syst Rev |volume=2021 |issue=12 |pages=CD000023 |doi=10.1002/14651858.CD000023.pub5 |pmid=34881426|pmc=8655103 }}</ref> It is not known whether antibiotics are effective for preventing [[Relapse|recurrent]] sore throat.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Ng|first1=Gareth JY|last2=Tan|first2=Stephanie|last3=Vu|first3=Anh N|last4=Del Mar|first4=Chris B|last5=van Driel|first5=Mieke L|date=2015-07-14|editor-last=Cochrane ENT Group|title=Antibiotics for preventing recurrent sore throat|journal=Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews|volume=2015 |issue=7|pages=CD008911|language=en|doi=10.1002/14651858.CD008911.pub2|pmid=26171901|pmc=8860619 }}</ref>
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