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Lauren (Santa rosa, California) on 02/17/2008
5 out of 5 stars

Here are the instructions to easing your sore throat pain:

Stick out your tongue as far as possible, trying to touch the tip of it to your chin. This is an extreme stretch; when you feel you have reached full stretch capacity, stretch it further, and then even further. You should give this all you've got. You should stretch your tongue toward your chin until you nearly gag. That's it! Usually, sore throat pain will be minimized (if not removed!) immediately. Repeat this technique every half hour until signifigant improvement is gained. I have used and shared this technique for over 10 years with family, friends, and clients, with nearly 100% of people reporting moderate to complete pain relief. -richelle hawks

i tried this and it worked for me.

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Replied By Jfnj (Manteno, Il) on 09/19/2010

Doesn't work for me, now it's 10 times worse!
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Replied By Annsmeal (Bailey, Colorado) on 09/21/2010

I have used the tongue stretch for many years as well. I always tell people to look in mirror when doing this because your tongue should be rounded not pointed when sticking it out. This method uses different muscles and works better for a sore throat.
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Replied By Ruby (Omaha, Ne) on 04/24/2012

I tried it and it worked for about five seconds.
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Replied By Macy (Yakima, Wa) on 05/11/2012

Actually worked, really well. I can swallow now! So weird
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Replied By Felicia (Texas) on 06/10/2015

That did not work at all!
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Replied By Sabrina (Nh) on 04/07/2016

I use this method all the time but I stretch my tongue side to side instead. As a child I was told to do this by an ENT specialist. It helps with tense muscles in the neck as well.
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