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How Can Cold And Cough Be Treated?

have had a cold in my head since thanksgiving I now have cough it has moved to my chest have had chills off & on threw all of it I don t think I am running a fever I am a cold nature person any way I just chill more now some yellow in nose mostly thick and clear I have used the neilmed which is using distilled water and the saline solution off and on since it all started have also used cold eeze and I take vitamin c 10000 and I started taking mucinexDM I till my gag reflexes were agraftting I need to know if I should go to doctor for medicine
Tue, 26 Jun 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service.
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

As per your complain it seems that discharge of yellow thick fluid from nose is most probably due to infection in the sinuses leading to Sinusitis and as the sinuses drains through nostrils, therefore fluid/pus accumulation in sinuses can drain through nose..
The mucous can also lead to cough and infection in respiratory tract..
I would suggest you to consult an Otolaryngologist and get evaluated and a thorough clinical evaluation and investigations like PNS view x ray and chest x ray can help in diagnosis and treatment can be done accordingly..
You can be advised a course of antibiotics, anti-inflammatory painkiller like Ibuprofen, decongestants like Pseudoephadrine, do saline nasal irrigation, steam inhalation and use a humidifier in your room..
You can also be advised decongestant nasal sprays containing Xylometazoline or Oxymetazoline..

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Honey Arora


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How Can Cold And Cough Be Treated?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. As per your complain it seems that discharge of yellow thick fluid from nose is most probably due to infection in the sinuses leading to Sinusitis and as the sinuses drains through nostrils, therefore fluid/pus accumulation in sinuses can drain through nose.. The mucous can also lead to cough and infection in respiratory tract.. I would suggest you to consult an Otolaryngologist and get evaluated and a thorough clinical evaluation and investigations like PNS view x ray and chest x ray can help in diagnosis and treatment can be done accordingly.. You can be advised a course of antibiotics, anti-inflammatory painkiller like Ibuprofen, decongestants like Pseudoephadrine, do saline nasal irrigation, steam inhalation and use a humidifier in your room.. You can also be advised decongestant nasal sprays containing Xylometazoline or Oxymetazoline.. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Honey Arora