[Cvengr]

Recommend a Family sized can of Hall’s Honey-Lemon Menthol-lyptus cough drops. Also some Ricola LemonMint Herb Throat Drops.

Drink lots of water and watch some tear-jerker movies to help loosen up the sinuses.

Alternate sleep, sitting, standing, walking.

It sounds like the head cold I am just getting over.

Chicken broth or soup is also good. Use a humidifier if you have one. (Buy one at target for $30)

Most of the symptoms are secondary to the ailment. Sinuses are a funny thing. We generally have allergies and some runny nose all the time, but just aren’t cognizant of it. Once a certain percentage of the sinuses get clogged or the mucous becomes dried and hardened, reducing the amount of sinus surface area available, we tend to develop asthma and/or the effects of a cold become exponentially worse.

Focus on fluids and keeping the sinuses clear. Use the cough drops to sooth and coat the throat.

Might also try lightly some over the counter expectorants, such as DayQuil DM or Robotussin DM.

[spankalib]

bkmk

[topspinr]

I’m into my 13 year without a cold or the flu.

I am also in my eighties.

For the last 13 years i changed my breakfast menu to this:
Trader Joes Flax-Plus Cerele.
Blueberries, fresh or frozen.
Rice Drink or Rice Milk.

I don’t drink cows milk as a rule.

In the winter i’ll have oatmeal and 1 teaspoon of flax seeds, and blueberries once or twice a week instead.

Now i don’t know if this is the reason cause there is no blind studies to prove or disprove it.

Since i don’t know the reason, i’m staying the course.

[Patriot777]

I’m pretty sure you have strep throat; go in your bathroom (don’t turn the light on) with a flashlight, and shine the light in your throat as you look in the mirror. If you have white spots in your throat or raised red patches, you’ve definitely got strep. A shot in the backside with a prescription to take home, and in about a week you’ll have it whipped.

[montag813]

It works brilliantly -- but only if you use it at the PRE- ONSET of symptoms. That "feeling" of irritation in your throat, for example. Once you have actual symptoms like stuffy nose or a sore throat that zinc lozenges can't beat back, it won't do a thing.

When you first feel that odd sensation in your throat or sinuses: (1) Take Zinc lozenges -- NOT ColdEase, which is useless. I recommend the citrus zinc lozenges from VitaCost. (2) Take a (preferably liquid form of) Vitamin B in large dosage. Don't waste time with Centrum crap with only 100mg. You need 1000mg of most (Ribo, B12, B6, etc); (3) Stay away from all sugar, and limit milk products until symptoms clear