Bio-stick Cold Sore Treatment

I don't like using prescription medicines so I spent a long while looking for a natural, non medical cold sore treatment and eventually came across the Biostick Cold Sore Treatment. It's a small pen like device that when turned on looks like a torch with a red light, not too impressive were my first thoughts! However it didn't take long for me to notice the effects, i used when I first had the sensation of an outbreak and though the blisters formed they were much less and cleared up a lot quicker than was usual. The next time I used it I didn't get to the blister stage it just kinda died there and then and now I hardly ever get an attack at all.

It's an amazing device, small and compact, very reasonably priced and has a 30 day money back guarantee, given the choice between drugs or a red light I'd go for the biostick cold sore treatment everytime...

Cold Sore Treatments

Cold sore treatments can be grouped into two distinct catergories, there are over-the-counter (otc) medications and creams, and home cold sore remedies. I'd like to briefly discuss otc medications in addition to home remedies for cold sores.

Firstly  cold sores are caused by the herpes simplex virus. Type 1 normally causes cold sores around the mouth, nose and in some cases the eyes and type 2 is normally associated with genital cold sores though either can affect the two areas. There has been a lot of research into finding a cure for cold sores but to date that has not proven possible, if anyone promises a cure I would treat their claims with caution.

The cold sore treatments you will find in pharmacies and from home cure merchants are  medications and creams that can soothe the pain, give relief from itching and in some cases, quicken the healing process. Natural cold sore treatment claim to have solved the problem of curing cold sores but as there is no conclusive medical proof of these claims only those who have personally benefited are able testify to their effectiveness.

Some cold sore treatments are designed to prevent an outbreak, whilst other treatments help alleviate the pain and discomfort suffered during an outbreak. Prescription treatments are available in both pill form and topical creams to be applied directly to the affected area. Over the counter cold sore treatment medications can be purchased at the pharmacy or grocery store, but these treatment only help to alleviate cold sore symptoms. A treatment that alliviates the pain or discomfort do not improve healing time or prevent subsequent outbreaks. Most of these topical ointments contain ingredients that treat the discomfort associated with both pain and itching. Ingredients may include: lidocaine, benzocaine, tetracaine and dibucaine.

A doctor may prescribe a prescription-strength medication that is topical, such as acyclovir or penciclovir, but it has been found that these cremes only speed up the healing by about half a day. Other prescription strength medications come in pill form and they include acyclovir, famciclovir, and valacyclovir.

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