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Common Colds: Protect Yourself and Others. Accessed June 26, Drink lots of fluids. Drink warm liquids. Sleep it off. Use saline nasal drops and sprays.
Use a neti pot. Gargle saltwater. Add moisture to the air. Learn more about the ways you can treat a stuffy nose, or nasal congestion, at home, including tips on decongestants, humidifiers, and steam remedies. Steam inhalers are used as personal saunas for skin care or supporting respiratory health.
We created a list of steam inhalers to suit your needs. You may have heard that you can sweat out a cold, but is this an effective remedy? Learn more here. Typically, postnasal drip can be alleviated at home. Try these remedies and OTC products to relieve your symptoms. Salt water gargles are touted as an effective and easy home remedy for a sore throat. We explain why, plus additional benefits. Can apple cider vinegar be used for colds?
We explain the benefits of apple cider vinegar, and what the science says about it treating the common cold. What does research say about whether you should exercise with a cold? Learn what you should and shouldn't do, and how you can help yourself recover…. When you have a cold, you may have a hard time sleeping well due to congestion, coughing, or a runny nose. Some medications may help you sleep better…. A healthy diet is key to flu prevention and a working immune system.
Check out these easy-to-make drinks that contain the essential nutrients. Health Conditions Discover Plan Connect. Medically reviewed by Elaine K. Luo, M. Treat your cold at home. Chicken soup. Vitamin C. Other options. Learn more. Food Fix: Immune System Boost. Read this next. Some remedies might help ease your symptoms and keep you from feeling so miserable.
But there are pros and cons to commonly used cold remedies, such as over-the-counter pain relievers, decongestants, nasal sprays and cough syrups. Don't give OTC cold medications to children. For a fever, sore throat and headache, adults often turn to OTC acetaminophen Tylenol, others or other mild pain relievers such as ibuprofen Advil, Motrin IB, others.
For treatment of fever or pain in children, consider giving your child infants' or children's over-the-counter fever and pain medications such as acetaminophen Tylenol, others or ibuprofen Advil, Motrin, others. These are safer alternatives to aspirin. For children younger than 3 months old, don't give acetaminophen until your baby has been seen by a doctor.
Don't give ibuprofen to a child younger than 6 months old or to children who are vomiting constantly or are dehydrated. Use these medications for the shortest time possible and follow label directions to avoid side effects. Call your doctor if you have questions about the right dose. Aspirin is not recommended for children or teenagers. Though aspirin is approved for use in children older than age 3, children and teenagers recovering from chickenpox or flu-like symptoms should never take aspirin.
This is because aspirin has been linked to Reye's syndrome, a rare but potentially life-threatening condition, in such children. Adults can use decongestant drops or sprays for up to five days. Prolonged use can cause rebound symptoms. Children younger than 6 years old shouldn't use decongestant drops or sprays. Talk to your doctor before using nasal decongestants in children older than 6 years.
Over-the-counter cough and cold medicines are intended to treat the symptoms of coughs and colds, not the underlying disease. Research suggests that these medicines haven't been proved to work any better to treat colds than do inactive medicine placebo. If you use over-the counter cough and cold medicines, follow the label directions. Don't take two medicines with the same active ingredient, such as an antihistamine, decongestant or pain reliever.
Too much of a single ingredient could lead to an accidental overdose. Don't use over-the-counter medicines, except for fever reducers and pain relievers, to treat coughs and colds in children younger than 6 years old. Cough and cold medications have potentially serious side effects, including fatal overdoses in children younger than 2 years old.
Also consider avoiding use of these medicines for children younger than 12 years old. And it isn't typically recommended that you give cough or cold medicines to an older child. You can also try ice chips, lozenges or hard candy. Use caution when giving lozenges or hard candy to children because they can choke on them.
Don't give lozenges or hard candy to children younger than 6 years. Check with your doctor before taking echinacea or any other supplement. Several studies have suggested that zinc supplements may reduce the length of a cold. But research has turned up mixed results about zinc and colds. Some studies show that zinc lozenges or syrup reduce the length of a cold by about one day, especially when taken within 24 to 48 hours of the first signs and symptoms of a cold.
Zinc also has potentially harmful side effects. Talk to your doctor before considering the use of zinc to prevent or reduce the length of colds. Although usually minor, colds can make you feel miserable. It's tempting to try the latest remedy, but the best thing you can do is take care of yourself. Rest, drink fluids and keep the air around you moist. Remember to wash your hands frequently. There is a problem with information submitted for this request.
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