Too much cash to cough up (Difflam Spray)

Member Name: bruffyboy

Product:	Difflam Spray
Date:	22/09/09 (70 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: works a bit

Disadvantages: price

For sore mouth and throat conditions, Difflam is an antiseptic spray that is supposed to sooth and take the pain away from ulcers, sore throats and the like.

This is a weird bottle of stuff that has a long, cigarette like nozzle which you stick down your throat. You press the button and it squirts the stuff to the back of your throat.

The taste is medicinal and strong, but the smell - oh my gosh it's nasty. It smells really fishy. I mean, where the hell did that come from? It really is nasty, and you'd think they could have gone to some effort to make it smell and taste half decent.

At around £7 for a 30ml pot it's very expensive too, and I have to admit this was given to me by my dad who couldn't get over the gagging reflex it caused when he sprayed the back of his throat. I don't think I would have ever paid so much myself, but does it work?

It does work, to some extent. I use it mainly when I have ulcers on my tongue or the roof of my mouth. Upon immediate use, they ease a bit, but the liquid soon runs off and after only a few minutes I am back in pain. It uses Benzydimine Hydrochloride as its active ingredient, and this helps a bit but certainly doesn't eradicate pain. For the high price, it really isn't effective enough, and I shan't be buying any more.

All in all, a partially effective treatment for throat and mouth pain, but the high price makes it not worth buying.

Summary: don't bother