Lozenge for Hoarseness

[Cobalt1312]

Greetings all! I hope this post finds you well, I am so grateful for this community.

I wanted to share something I have found more recently that helps me a bit with one of my more nagging b12. deficiency symptoms - a hoarse, painful throat. Like some of you, I have struggled with really frequent and recurrent laryngitis, especially as my pernicious anemia progressed. Since starting b12 injections, I do somewhat better but I still lose my voice really easily and I have to be very careful not to expose myself to really cold, dry air, or to talk to continuously.

It can be very frustrating, as well as painful at times. While trying to find something to help, I came upon a gummy type lozenge called 'Grether's' which I'm thinking some of you may already be aware of. They are not a silver bullet, but they allow me to speak more comfortably and to feel like I have a bit more 'say so' over whether or not I can have a long conversation with a loved one or friend on any given day. I have tried other lozenges, and generally they tend to hurt my throat more (menthol, lemon, citrus flavoring, etc) or they are rough/hard and wear my tongue down to an uncomfortable point, so they aren't really helping me overall. These lozenges are soft and don't seem to have any harsh ingredients that irritate my delicate tissues.

I'm attaching a link:

grethersusa.com/?srsltid=Af...

Take good care and thanks for reading this!

[Jillymo]

Thank you for sharing, I might give them a try, I also suffer with a dry mouth.

Pleased to hear you have found something that gives you relief.

Another which might help is Vocalzone pastills........ simplymedsonline.co.uk/cold...

I have been using Xlimelts/......... simplymedsonline.co.uk/cold...

[Cobalt1312 in reply to Jillymo]

Thanks so much Jillymo, much appreciated! Sorry you also struggle with a dry mouth!

[Jillymo in reply to Cobalt1312]

Hi Colbalt1312,

It's the joys of having Sjogrens that is the cause of mine. The Xlimelts stick to the gum which gives relief overnight.

I hadn't seen Grethers before but then knowing me I would eat like sweets. Laryngitis can be so unpleasant, thankfully it doesn't affect me in that way. 🤗

[Cobalt1312 in reply to Jillymo]

Sorry about your Sjogrens Jillymo, glad you don't laryngitis from it 🩷

[Nackapan]

Really helpful thanks.The ones I find useful are Bach rescue pastilles ,blackcurrant as I also find Ricola lozenges good.

Many more i'm sure useful .

I choke easier/ dry mouth .

Drink loads if water 💧

Just had a look . I'm in the UK . Not sure we can get Grether's 🤔

Useful for others here

[Cobalt1312 in reply to Nackapan]

Thanks for sharing Nackapan! I find sometimes I have to be more intentional to swallow, as well. I also drink a LOT of water daily. I may have to try the Bach rescue pastilles, thanks for that tip!

[pitney]

Do you take Lansoprazole? this can be one of the side affects😬

[Cobalt1312 in reply to pitney]

No I don't, thank you for the heads up though!! 🩷

[Hockey_player]

I use a vaporizer when I sleep so that the air is not as dry. If your dry throat is coming from acid reflux, using a wedge pillow or elevating the head of your bed would help.

[Cobalt1312 in reply to Hockey_player]

Thanks Hockey_player! I do use a humidifier some, I actually just started. It does help when the air gets really dry. I've also found that my portable air filter can aggravate me, especially if I sit too close to it. I don't have acid reflux, though I'm pretty sure I sometimes get LPR - or 'silent reflux' - I use a saline nasal mist to help stop the pepsin, because the sodium bicarbonate binds to it

[Hockey_player]

Be careful with respect to your teeth: sucking on sugary lozenges all day might cause tooth decay.

[Cobalt1312 in reply to Hockey_player]

Dually noted. No worries there, I only used them very sparingly. Thanks for the tip!