VicksVapoCOOL 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.

This numbs the pain instantly and makes it feel so much better. Great medicine!

This product is very strong, get ready for it to sting a bit when sprayed on throat. Eased my sore throat for about an hour, I would recommend!

Throat is numbed as stated

Super strong! It makes Cloraseptic look like child's play! It def works like a charm! It's now my only go to option and I have some on stand by for the next time I get a sore throat... You can never have too many back ups!

The product is medicine I've ever tried. But the sprayers break far too much. I have 4 bottles and only one sprayer works. I'll have to buy plant sprayers and transfer the contents.

I sent this to my friend, she loved it.

Love the effect it has on a sore throat, it is the Vicks!