Vicks VapoCOOL Sore Throat Spray, Powerful Sore Throat Numbing Relief, Soothes Throat Pain, Fast-Acting, with Benzocaine & Menthol - Oral Anesthetics, Winterfrost Flavor, 6 FL OZ

I have cough hypersensitivity syndrome. This means I have uncontrolled red faced coughing FITS, from what feels like an intense itch or tickle in a very small spot in my throat. If I don't get them under control my chest will burn and I will throw up. So chloraseptic numbing throat spray, Cepacol numbing throat sprays and menthol cough drops have been my constant companions. Years ago Cepacol stopped making my much preferred throat spray that didn't taste nasty like chloraseptic.Unfortunately as time has gone on the chloraseptic throat spray has been making the itch more intense for a couple of minutes before it numbs it. The need for stronger and stronger menthal cough drops have been damaging my tongue leaving it raw. I'd really like to get away from all the sugar in cough drops without a sugar substitute as well. So I searched out menthol based sprays I bought 2, and was encouraged that this one also had a numbing agent that was a different ingredient than chloraseptic. One was this Vics severe throat spray and the other was a natural olive leaf menthol spray.The spray mechanism on the Vicks, delivers a stream of strong menthol and numbing agent right to the spot that is bothering me. At first I thought that there was something wrong with the spray tip but when I transferred some into a smaller spray bottle, for on the go, I noticed how thick the liquid is, and the new bottle also only gave a stream, so I think it's the high viscosity of the medicine that makes it stream. My bottle hasn't leaked like other reviewers have complained about but has only given a stream in both the bottles I've used it in. Just like in the Vicks severe cough drops this spray is very strong and has been very effective for me, leaving my tongue intact. Even though I spray it in my throat leaving it there the essence of menthol wafts forward over my toung in the cooling minty fresh feeling of toothpaste not the damaging feeling of a fisherman's Friend, Vicks severe, or Halls extra strength cough drops.The other natural olive leaf product I got also is effective without the numbing agent but leaves a bitter lingering taste in addition to the menthol. It also cost a lot more for less than half the amount of medicine.Note: the Vicks bottle has a floating cover over the screw-on portion of the sprayer head. I had to mess around with it for a while before getting the lid off to transfer medicine to another bottle. I don't remember what exactly worked but I squeezed (pinched) the sleeve down against the actual lid and I used a butter knife to pry it up and one (possibly the combination) of those techniques obviously worked leaving the sleeve in place and intact.

So soothing. I have seasonal allergies and my throat gets itchy. This product is the only thing that provides relief because it significantly cools/numbs my palate and throat. I finally get a good night's sleep. Two pumps and I'm good.

This Vick's spray is awesome. Works great for sore throats and toothaches.

Exactly as expected

Does numb where you spray it. I don't know if it helps with a sore throat. I just got dentures and have a bad gage reflex and was looking for something to numb the back of my moth/throat so I can get used to wearing denture without gaging so much lol.I don't like the flavor but wasn't as bad as other throat sprays I have used for a sore throat. My husband said it was stronger than the spray he had which is a plus.It does numb you up pretty good but takes a few seconds to start working or atleast that's the way it felt for me and I only used 1 spray. I didn't actually time so not sure how long it worked. But it did what I needed it to do and I was able to wear my dentures for a while without gaging.

This stuff helps when it’s hard to swallow. Always a med chest staple. Vicks name!

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Great item to buy.