Gabi (United States) on 02/03/2018:
Yes! I'm from Brazil and I grew up with my mom and grandma doing this to me, my brothers and cousins. It DOES work! I have a cloth with rubbing alcohol around my neck as I type.
Was 100% healthy, went to the doctor for my yearly physical and boom... next day woke up with a sore throat. :/ For now on I'll only be getting physicals during the summer... This stinks.
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Marina (San Diego, CA USA) on 04/01/2009:
Yes. My mom used to do that to us too and we were cured the next day in most cases except strep throat. Always needed antibiotics for that. View Entire Thread
Courtney (SLC, UT) on 02/17/2008:
When my sister and I were little and getting a sore throat, my mom would tie a rubbing alcohol soaked rag around our throat (as we slept because we hated it soo much). When we woke up, the sore throat was completely gone! Has anyone else heard of this?
