A tsp of coconut oil with 2 drops of wild oregano essential oil. Hold it in your mouth for about 10 minutes then spit it out. The little that gets in your throat will knock the irritation in the dirt. Opens my sinuses up & even clears any junk I may have in my chest at the time.
You can also put another 2 drops in a little coconut oil & swallow it. Talk about magic. Immediate relief.
Wild oregano oil is really good stuff. Some just put a drop or 2 under their tongue. I recommend adding it to coconut oil otherwise it will be spicy.
I've also put coconut oil in my nose during these times, without the oregano, which helps tremendously with the dryness.