Tuesday, 17 September 2013

// // Leave a Comment

Advise To Those Who Want To Treat Cold Sores.

By Kent Heigemeir


While there is no cure for them, that doesn't mean you can't take steps to getting cold sore relief. There are also steps you can take to help reduce the length of time that you have to deal with the sore. If you've never had one, then you may be curious about what exactly a cold sore is. Cold sores are small and very painful. They are blisters that fill up with liquid. They cause your skin to get red, like a sore

Type 1 is the one that normally causes facial cold sores, though Type 2 has also been reported to cause sores on our face too even though it is mainly responsible for genital sores. Though huge investments have been poured into researching for a cure for cold sores, unfortunately, the medical industry has yet to be able to formulate a complete cold sore treatment to eliminate cold sores. What we have in the market are only medications and creams that can soothe the pain and bring itch relief and in some cases, quicken the healing process. Natural cold sore treatment seems to have answers to curing cold sores but as there have not been conclusive medical researches done in this area, only those who have benefited personally can testify of their effectiveness.

After you've been initially infected, you'll get your first active outbreak at some point, but keep in mind that this first outbreak when you first realize you've caught the virus may be months or years after you were initially infected so it can be impossible to figure out when, how, where, and from who you caught it. Stress is the basic trigger for an outbreak, stress on the body, and that can come in the form of excessive sunlight, cold dry weather, menstruation, sickness, or psychological stress such as work-related stress.

Cold Sore Treatment

There are plenty of ways to get relief for your cold sores. There are topical treatments that can help give you relief. One such topical treatment is lidocain. You could also use benzyl alcohol or the medicine called Zilactin that is benzyl alcohol.

Home Remedies for Cold SoresCold sore remedies are cheap and easy to prepare cold sore treatments.Applying ice at first sign of tingling for about 20 minutes and repeated applications throughout the day is effective in slowing the cold sore lesion development.

Topical medication containing zinc is useful Applying tea bags on your cold sores is another effective cold sore treatment. As tea contains tannic acid which is antiviral, the herpes simplex virus is suppressed.

Home Treatments and Remedies for Cold Sores:

The main key to getting quicker relief is to simply let it heal. Do not try to pop the blister. Do not squeeze the blister or pinch it. Once the blister has broken, don't try to pick the scab off. Let the cold sore go through the entire process and it will help with relief.




About the Author:



0 comments:

Post a Comment