This reminds me of that Dr. House clip in which he asks the woman he's attending to show him how she uses her inhaler.
Uuu... my throat's all prickly...Medicated gargleStill painful.The next day....eh?How's the throat?I've got some meds here!I rubbed it all over the affected area, though...I applied it directly, just like this...dab
dabSamidare-chan, the meds this time are for gargling, see.