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The study suggests that simple water gargling is effective to prevent upper respiratory tract infections.

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Very simple remedies are often effective to relieve the most distressing cough, such as gargling of water in the throat, holding bits of ice in the mouth, taking occasional sips of strong lemonade, and similar remedies.

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Since infectious mononucleosis typically resolves on its own, the only treatment usually needed is bed rest, lots of fluids (Grandma's chicken soup) and symptomatic relief (such as gargling for sore throat, acetaminophen for fever).

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He sounded like he was gargling marbles but it was oddly musical and whispery.

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He sounded like he was gargling marbles but it was oddly musical and whispery.

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As recently as during 1990's, my mom who lives in Poland, was prescribed gargling with Lugol's by a doctor to treat chronic throat infection.

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See, I never thought Chewie had that gargling sound.

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As recently as during 1990's, my mom who lives in Poland, was prescribed gargling with Lugol's by a doctor to treat chronic throat infection.

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See, I never thought Chewie had that gargling sound.

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CNN's Richard Quest – whom the comedian Jeremy Hardy once memorably and accurately described as having a voice "that sounds like he's gargling with his own sick" – is unparalleled when it comes to eagerness and deceptive intelligence.

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