Help! i'm miserable...is this just a cold?!
Question: i'm completely miserable and can't decide if i should make an appointment at my college's health center tomorrow or wait this out.
i started out with a wheezy cough 4 or 5 days ago and it hurt in my chest when i would breathe in deep. over the next couple days i my throat started to hurt a little and i kept getting a tickle feeling in my throat that made me cough more. yesterday i felt gradually worse throughout the day and i hardly slept last night because i kept coughing and my whole head, ears, and throat hurt.
today has been horrible and i'm sneezing and blowing my nose pretty much non-stop, my throat hurts when i swallow, my ears and head feel like they're going to burst, and i'm having constant drainage in the back of my throat.
i've been taking otc cold medicine, drinking as much water as i can, resting, and eating chicken noodle soup all day.
do you think this is just a cold and if so is there anything else i can do to feel better? should i see a doctor?
thanks!!
Answers: i'm completely miserable and can't decide if i should make an appointment at my college's health center tomorrow or wait this out.
i started out with a wheezy cough 4 or 5 days ago and it hurt in my chest when i would breathe in deep. over the next couple days i my throat started to hurt a little and i kept getting a tickle feeling in my throat that made me cough more. yesterday i felt gradually worse throughout the day and i hardly slept last night because i kept coughing and my whole head, ears, and throat hurt.
today has been horrible and i'm sneezing and blowing my nose pretty much non-stop, my throat hurts when i swallow, my ears and head feel like they're going to burst, and i'm having constant drainage in the back of my throat.
i've been taking otc cold medicine, drinking as much water as i can, resting, and eating chicken noodle soup all day.
do you think this is just a cold and if so is there anything else i can do to feel better? should i see a doctor?
thanks!!
you know..Ive got the same thing...you wonder where all that mucous comes from.You feel gross hideous and disgusting.You are doing all the right things..get lots of rest..plenty of fliuds..otc cold meds are ok to a point..but dont overdo it.Some good throat losenges are handy..a decongestant might help too..if still really bad by day 6 with no change go to a doctor..but if you feel as though it is going away..it probably is.Colds these days are brutal..they have to run their course
I think you should make an appointment just to be on the safe side. At the most, you may have an infection that can be helped with antibiotics. At the very least, the doctor can give you some stronger decongestants and perhaps a cough syrup to help you sleep at night.
Also I meant to add that in the meantime, get a humidifier and use it in your room. A mild tea (chamomile or Celestial Seasonings Tummy Mint) with some lemon and honey will help sooth a cough. If you're really in a pinch, a teaspoon of honey just straight can also help sooth a cough.