I have a cough and a stuffy nose what should I take?
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allergy tablets usually unblock the nose once the nose is unblocked the cough will fix up
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There are many different things you can do to ease the cold. Try drinking lots of Tea for example some ginger root tea. To make this you will want to boil about 4 cups of water. Get a 2" chunk of ginger and peal off the peal. chop it up into small slivers and put it in the boiling water. you will want to then turn down the heat and put a lid on the pan and then let it simmer for 10 to 15 min. Its recommended to not use sweetener, but i know for me i have to have a little bit of honey.\n\nNext a lot of people swear by garlic. I know... ewe... but it does have a lot of healing properties. Some say you should make a tea with it, but i say that is gross, so just take one clove of garlic, peal off the husk, and cut it in to small chunks, DO NOT CHEW! this will lead to bad breath. just swallow the garlic with water like tacking a pill.\n\nMy last recommendation is sweet lemon tea. My mom used to make this for me all the time when i was little and sick. She would boil some water put it in a glass with a whole lemon and some honey to sweeten it. I always felt better after drinking that tea. and it still works to this day, even though i have to make it my self now.
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I don't understand why you should take antibiotics.\nWhat are exactly the symptoms that you are having and you think that you have a microbial infection of the upper respiratory tract and you have to combat it taking this category of medicines?\n\nCold symptoms can be treated otherwise and are the result from an immune response to the infection and the most important result is hyperemia and edema of the submucosa.\nAnd this has as a result a narrowing of the airways and production of symptoms.\nThe diagnosis of this infection is based upon a clinical presentation. That's why I am asking you to refer all the other symptoms. Don't forget that it could be of allergic provenience. In this case you need to take antihistaminic products or other modern antiallergic medicines.\nAn essential point that differentiates cough and therefore the treatment, is if you are producing mucus when you are coughing or not.\n\nIn any case, what the 1st answerer posted, is absolutely true and you can follow it or if you wish you can post here additional details so I can be more specific.\n\n*EDIT*\n\nThank you for the additional information - your condition is not caracterized as a common cold - so, you have already taken your tailor-made answer.\nLet me give some general information here for the YAHOO!Answers basis.\nYou complain(and maybe also others having the same condition) that you are taking a lot of antibiotics, according to your opinion. Let's consider some parameters in order to verify if this is true or not.\n\nWhat is the colour of the sputus? (sorry, that I become disgusting). If it is green, then yes, you need the antibiotics. If it is yellow or light yellow, you might not need them. \nTHIS POINT IS VERY IMPORTANT. CHECK IT OUT WITH YOUR DOCTOR AND CROSS THE INFORMATION WITH ANOTHER DOCTOR, AS WELL. \nWhy is he giving you antibiotics? Is it what is called chemoprophylaxis?\n\nOther tips that you can implement are the following:\n\n - Zn chloride for topical application can prevent the formation of viral capsid proteins and consequently, can inhibit the in vitro replication of rhinovirus.  This solution  can be used just for a short period of time, as it is not very well tolerated by everybody, for long periods of time. Your pharmacist should know how to prepare it, if not come back to me.\nThe classic medicine is using pseudoefedrine(Clarityne) as decongestant agent; if an alternative therapist will ever recommend you ephedra, take care not to use them together because they will interact and you will have as a result the potentiation of the effects and side effects.\n- Vitamin C in high dosage forms. Since 1970-71 that Linus Pauling(premium Nobel in medicine) has published his work, there was controversy as to the effectiveness of this approach to treat or prevent infections of the upper respiratory tract. According to the bibliography, the clinical significance of the administration of vitamin C can’t be estimated.\n- There are some nasal ointments, that can be applied in the front nasal vestibule area. For example Dr. Theis Alergol, that is composed of highly-refined long-chain hydrocarbons and it is supposed to reduce allergen levels in allergic rhinitis.This is a European brand name product, you can google it and find how is it called where you live or ask your pharmacist about.\nAs you know, there are biologic, genetic and environmental determinants in the onset of a disease. This pommade is active in the 3rd category.\n- There is also  a herb, called butterbur(Petasites spp.), used mainly in the treatment of migraines but there is clinical evidence that it has good results also in the treatment of allergies (included hayfever)and asthma. Pollen is a common problem among airborne allergies.\nIn case that this is not a common cold but it is an allergic condition, there is clinical evidence on the action of this herb. It has come to my attention a 2-week, double blind comparative clinical study with a standardized b
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You can get an alternate mask for your CPAP that covers your mouth as well as your nose so if your nose is stuffed you'll still get the benefits of CPAP by breathing through your mouth. If the cold is short-term a decongestant nasal spray such as Afrin might help, but ONLY use that sparingly. OTC decongestants also might be of value. If the problem persists, talk to an ENT--you may benefit from a steriod nasal spray such as Flonase, or you may need surgery (to repair a deviated septum, for example, or a turbinectomy). Getting off the Xanax would be a good long-term goal (I know, easy to say...). I'm sure you've explored other options but meditation and mindfulness are two techinques that can sometimes help.
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Cough and Deep Breathe.
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You should avoid dairy products like milk and ice cream because they produce a lot of phlegm (mucus). Also it's best to avoid real hot or cold drinks. Your best bet for a clear throat would entail drinking water or warm tea. Then again, you can try sucking on a cough drop with menthol which  will also open your sinus passages.
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First, let me suggest that you invest in a good multi-vitamin to help build up your immune system, and maybe a good Vitamin C.\n\nSecond, buy some Vicks Vapo-Rub.  Use this mostly at night rubbing it ion your chest and around your nostrils.  \n\nThird, I couldn't live without Day-Quil and NyQuil when I have a cold like this.  The NyQuil helps you sleep and makes it easier to breathe, while controlling your cough.  The Dayquil helps you to breathe during the day and controls your cough while helping to keep you awake.\n\nGOOD LUCK!!
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Try Claritin-D, the D stands for decongestant to get the stuffiness out.
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Zinc tablets or pills and some good sleep :)\n\nCuts the common cold down by over 3 days :)
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Mucus and snot.  Also, things you breathe in through your nose.  If you are congested, you have many more boogers.
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My mom used to make a cup of warmed honey, lemon juice, water and a small amount of whiskey.  It used to make me sweat and broke up my cough.  I hated the taste of it, but it did seem to work.  I have recently used that Airborne stuff mentioned in the previous post and it works also.  My doctor recommends Robitussin with the expectorant, that thins the mucus and allows you to cough the junk up out of your lungs.  Hope you're feeling better soon.
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Drink plenty of fluids, take lots of Vitamin C, use chelated zinc lozenges or take zinc tablets. (I prefer the zinc tablets. Remember to always take zinc on a full stomach and avoid large doses. Doing otherwise can cause severe nausea and the body will usually reject it.) Hot and spicy foods are also good for the sinuses. Echinacea can help (avoid if you have immune problems) as well as garlic tablets (remedy not approved by the FDA). Always check with your doctor before starting a new regimen, especially if you regularly take prescription meds. \n\nYou can prevent colds with good nutrition, Vitamin C, multivitamins, regular exercise, and by taking care of yourself to promote a strong immune system.\n\nMany doctors recommend that if you use Vicks Vapo-Rub or a similar product, use as directed on package. Do not apply around or inside nostrils because inhaling particles directly can, over time, cause a type of pneumonia that cannot yet be cured because we have not found a way to remove petroleum jelly from lung tissue.
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I wouldn't take it.\n\n\nMy doctor said sudefed and Robitussin DM are fine. \n\nUse saline spray to also help clear up your nasal passages. \n\nThose shower soothers that you put in the bottom of your shower while you take one work really well. \n\nEat some chicken soup\n\nDrink some hot tea that doesn't contain caffien (Lipton has a honey and lemon flavored bags that don't contain caffiene)\n\nDrink alot of of liquids \n\nAvoid dairy products (for now) since they will just make your congestion worse.\n\nUse vapor rub\n\nUse a warm mist humidifier that you can put inhalent in with the water.
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Get a humidifier for the room you sleep in....take lots of Zinc and Vit. C which will help fight off a cold....
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Simply try a herbal cough mixture that can give you symptomatic relief as well as prevent further coughing and protect against infections. I recommend Cofrem-5, it has worked wonders for persistent cough and does not cause drowsiness and the sick feeling after most sedating cough mixtures. I found it on www.sindor.com
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Go to your chemist and buy some Bronchial mixture. Its a thick brown horrible goo that you drink, and while you are taking it you will be constantly coughing up crap. But it is very effective in letting you get all the gunk out of your lungs.
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stay home and get plenty of rest.Also cold medicines work....O.K.