Why throat sprays only silence pain briefly
They blast your inflamed throat with topical anesthetics so it stops hurting for exactly twenty minutes, after which the pain returns with a vengeance.

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Health →They blast your inflamed throat with topical anesthetics so it stops hurting for exactly twenty minutes, after which the pain returns with a vengeance.

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