This is a question with answer options. Goal: How to stop pain from a sore throat?

Which of the following methods is more reasonable for accomplishing this goal?

Options are: a. Mix together salt and warm water and gargle it for a few seconds then spit, repeat three to five times every couple of hours b. Mix together salt and ice water and swallow it for a few seconds then spit, repeat three to five times every couple of hours...I think the answer is
a.