Nope. It still hurts.

Despite the fact that they don't work, we buy many ineffective products year after year. Cold medicines don't work. One still coughs and feels lousy. The only exception is Nyquil and that's because it knocks you out cold. But you don't wake up cured. And—don't kid yourself—nothing soothes a sore throat, not Sucrets, not Cepacol, nothing. They all taste terrible and give you a kind of numbing effect, but not enough to stop the pain any time you swallow or cough. The only cure is time. Tooth-whitening toothpastes don't really work, at least not as effectively as the makers claim. I haven't had much luck with super glues or stain removers. Recent studies indicate that vitamins are a waste of money. We all know that any "lose 5 pounds in two days" products are useless as are most of the exercise inventions. I haven't tried them, but I suspect that any over-the-counter ED product is a flaccid failure. I doubt very much if costly hair restorers really restore hair. The lotions that promise younger, smoother skin can't really override the changes that come with time. Yet, we keep buying the lies, buying the promises and buying all those products that don't even close to doing what they say they will.