Honey is surprisingly effective for sore throats.

[snarp]

Maybe I will also try pouring it in my ears.

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[untonuggan]

Have you tried a Hot Toddy? I usually make mine w/o the traditional alcohol...My mum makes it like this;

Get a mug, and mix in it:
honey (2 big spoons ish)
lemon juice (1-2 tsp ish)
fill rest of mug with boiling water
stir
wait til cool enough not to burn tongue, drink

the honey/lemon/water ratio can be changed to your preference

[snarp]

I've been going with the drinking-tea-constantly method, with a spoonful of honey with each cup. I'm not a very good Kentuckian, so I don't ordinarily approve of sweetening tea, but it does seem to help.