cold virus

[7/4]

I've had a cold for eight days. I've tried everything - rest, Contact, fruit juice, vitamins...today is the first day my ears are relatively unblocked.

Any one have any ideas for making this more bearable or even making it go away?

[sal]

Sorry to hear that. They seem affect people differently in different ways. I know that for me, I can usually kill a cold in two or three days if I do nothing but sleep, drink fruit or vegetable based drinks, and eat soup and bread (no going to work or doing anything physically or mentally draining). But this only works if you start this immediately upon feeling symptoms. Once its got you, not sure if there's anything you can do but wait it out...

[Guy Berger]

David, the more you rest the quicker it will go. But these things vary, sometimes it will takes me up to two weeks before the cold is completely gone.

Are you sure you don't have a sinus infection? I would see a doctor if you are not better in another week.

Guy

[7/4]

David, the more you rest the quicker it will go. But these things vary, sometimes it will takes me up to two weeks before the cold is completely gone.

I try to rest...get some naps in.

Are you sure you don't have a sinus infection? I would see a doctor if you are not better in another week.

Guy

I don't think I do. Wouldn't that be painful? My head just feels full of mucus, and my ears are blocked. Particularly my right ear.

I think if I went to the doctor, they would just give me an anti-histamine. That would dry me up, except that I've been trying to do that with Contact. I'm laying off the Contact for today, in hopes that might change things.

[Jazzmoose]

David, the more you rest the quicker it will go. But these things vary, sometimes it will takes me up to two weeks before the cold is completely gone.

Normally that's true, but if you take massive doses of Vitamin C, take zinc and echinacea, soak in HOT water at least twice a day and of course drink plenty of fluids, you can easily cut that down to fourteen days.

[7/4]

David, the more you rest the quicker it will go. But these things vary, sometimes it will takes me up to two weeks before the cold is completely gone.

Normally that's true, but if you take massive doses of Vitamin C, take zinc and echinacea, soak in HOT water at least twice a day and of course drink plenty of fluids, you can easily cut that down to fourteen days.

Fourteen days, eh? Cute...

I've been taking zinc and echinacea. The Vitamin C is the next thing I try.....

[Randy Twizzle]

My head just feels full of mucus, and my ears are blocked

Isn't that the first line from "Mucus Head Blues"?

[marcello]

My head just feels full of mucus, and my ears are blocked

Isn't that the first line from "Mucus Head Blues"?

...to the melody of Lonely Avenue!

BTW: drink lots of water. My wife had hers for nine days.

Edited November 12, 2007 by marcello

[sidewinder]

Can't beat lots of rest, fluids and good, regular meals. Just recovering at home myself, after a weekend that was wrecked by a bad cold. You know it is bad when even listening to Mosaics becomes a real effort !

[7/4]

I've been doing much better, although today the nose is running again. At least my brain is working a bit better now than the last week or so.

So that was a 9-10 day cold.