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Ask a Doctor: Life Cycle of a Cold

Mar 14, 2024
CONCERN THAT AFFECTS MANY PEOPLE. I BREAK DOWN THE INFORMATION FOR YOU... AND TELL YOU WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO STAY HEALTHY. DR. KALANI BRADY BY JOHN A. BURNS - SCHOOL OF MEDICINE JOINS US NOW... WITH THIS WEEK'S ONE 1. SORE THROAT - 2 - 3 DAY TREATMENT: ZINC SALT WATER GARGLE 2. NASAL/SINUS CONGESTION - IT CAN LAST A WEEK MANY TIMES YOU HEAR COLDS THAT LAST THAT LONG. BUT WHAT IS A TYPICAL CYCLE? FROM THREE TO FOUR WEEKS. THE COUGH CAN LAST FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. YOU'RE JUST SCRATCHING THE SURFACE. HOW DOES IT START COLD? SORE THROAT, WHICH LASTS UP TO THREE DAYS.
ask a doctor life cycle of a cold
SALT WATER GARGARETS ARE VERY EFFECTIVE. IN ADDITION TO THAT, USE ZINC. ZINC IS SOMETHING YOU TAKE AFTER A MEAL IN THE FIRST PART OF A COLD WHICH WILL HOPEFULLY SHORTEN THE COLD PROCESS AND MINIMIZE THE SYMPTOMS. SO THAT'S THE FIRST STEP. THE SECOND STEP OF A COLD IS NASAL AND SINUS CONGESTION AND A HEADACHE. THAT CAN BE VERY FRUSTRATING. DURING THAT PERIOD I TAKE DURABLE FORM, THIS ONE HERE, AND I TAKE ACETAMINOPHEN. THIS IS BASICALLY TYLENOL AND OTHER BRANDS. THAT HELPS WITH THE PAINS AND THEN AT NIGHT I TAKE A NIGHTLY COLD MEDICINE THAT HAS AN ANTIHISTAMINE THAT HELPS ME SLEEP IN ADDITION TO THE DECONGESTANT.
ask a doctor life cycle of a cold

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TO SLEEP A LOT. MANY TIMES WHEN YOUR THROAT HURTS AND YOU HAVE THIS CONGESTION, IT'S DIFFICULT TO SLEEP. I'M ALL ABOUT NIGHT STARS WHEN I'M SICK FOR SURE. YOU WERE SAYING THAT A COUGH CAN LAST A LONG TIME. IT IS ACTUALLY A HEALTHY PROCESS OF THE BODY. RELIEVES THE BODY OF ALL THE GARBAGE FROM THE LUNGS. SO A COUGH CAN UNFORTUNATELY LAST TWO TO THREE AND EVEN FOUR WEEKS AND BE VERY FRUSTRATING. FOR THAT WE USE ROBITUSSIN DM. YOU CAN BUY THE GENERIC FORM OF THIS AT LONGS, SAFEWAY, FOODLAND, WALGREEN'S, WALMART. EVERYONE SELLS THEIR BRANDS. AS YOU REMEMBER, THE DOCTOR'S MEDICINE, DM.
ask a doctor life cycle of a cold
IT'S EASY TO REMEMBER LIKE THE DOCTOR'S MEDICINE. I LIKE THAT. AGAIN, IF YOU HAVE A COLD OR IF YOU FEEL A COLD COMING, GUYS MAKE SURE YOU GO TO THE STORES, BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GETTING SICK. HOW CAN YOU AVOID CATCHING THE COLD? GOOD POINT? FIRST OF ALL, WASH YOUR HANDS FREQUENTLY, AND WHEN YOU COUGH AND SNEEZE, COUGH AND SNEEZE INTO YOUR HANDS, DO NOT SHAKE YOUR FRIEND'S HAND OR HUG HIM OR DO A . ONI, POLYNESIAN CONVENTIONER BECAUSE YOU ARE SPREADING THOSE GERMS. MAKE SURE YOU WASH YOUR HANDS AND WASH THEM MORE AND WASH THEM MORE.
ask a doctor life cycle of a cold
BESIDES THAT, THERE ARE SOME SIGNS OF WORK WE SHOULD LOOK FORWARD TO, KELLY. IF YOUR FEVER GOES ABOVE 101 OR 101.5, ALSO IF YOU FROZEN, YOU COULD HAVE WHEELED, IT COULD HAVE PROGRESSED TO BRONCHITIS AND YOU SHOULD SEE YOUR DOCTOR. As we approach our 50s and 60s, IF YOU FEEL CHEST PAIN OR DIFFICULTY BREATHING, IT MAY NOT BE JUST A COLD, IT MAY BE OTHER SYMPTOMS INDICATIVE OF SOMETHING MORE SERIOUS, AGAIN YOU SHOULD SEE YOUR DOCTOR. YOU MENTIONED THAT IF YOUR TEMPERATURE IS 101 OR HIGHER, CAN YOU HAVE A FEVER WITH COLDS? NOT USUALLY. WELL. IT MAY BE ANOTHER REASON WHY YOU CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR.
WE SHOULD ALL HAVE AN ORAL THERMOMETER IN OUR HOMES. AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE ONE, GO OUT AND BUY ONE TODAY, SO YOU WILL HAVE IT WHEN YOU NEED IT. IS THE EAR OK? THE EAR IS GOOD. I HAVE THE EARS. YOU MADE ME NERVOUS BUT THAT WILL WORK. GOING A. THANK YOU FOR FORGIVING US FOR THESE TIPS IN CASE YOU GET A COLD OR WAY TO PREVENT IT. THANK YOU. I THINK THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I WAS NOT ABLE TO GREET DR. BRADY WITH A BIG HUG THIS MORNING. HOPE NEXT WEEK HIM

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