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How To Treat Painful Ears And Clogged Nostrils After Suffering Cold?

I got a small cold a week ago but I have asthma so it worsens and I wasn t able to cough up the stuff I was suppose to be. I had no stuffy nose. I went to the doctors and they put me on prednisone to help open up my airways along with an inhaler. I flew out to TX from Oregon last Friday and I fell asleep on the plane. I woke up after we landed and I had began to get a stuffy nose and I could not hear a thing. My ears unpopped a couple days later but I am still in great pain. My nose has also began plugged. I went to the doc again in Texas on Monday and I was told I have 2ear infections and bronchitis. I am schedueled to fly again on Friday back home. Was wondering if it will worsen ?
Tue, 16 Sep 2014
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If you have completed the antibiotic dose then there is no need to start again at the moment. I would suggest you to do following things:
> take cetirizine one at night for 5 days.
> take one puff of Xylometazoline HCl 0.1% in each nostril thrice a day for first 2 days, then twice a day for 2 days. Then stop.
> acetaminophen for pain (if occurs)

>> take hot water in a cup add 1 table spoon salt. Perform gargles (mouth wash) with it thrice a day for at least 2-3 days. It will give soothing effect to your throat
> take boiling water in a pot, sit in front of it and cover your face and pot with a sheet. Inhale hot steam (do not get very close else it might cause burns). It will also give soothing effect to your airway.

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How To Treat Painful Ears And Clogged Nostrils After Suffering Cold?

Hello Thank You for contacting HCM. If you have completed the antibiotic dose then there is no need to start again at the moment. I would suggest you to do following things: take cetirizine one at night for 5 days. take one puff of Xylometazoline HCl 0.1% in each nostril thrice a day for first 2 days, then twice a day for 2 days. Then stop. acetaminophen for pain (if occurs) take hot water in a cup add 1 table spoon salt. Perform gargles (mouth wash) with it thrice a day for at least 2-3 days. It will give soothing effect to your throat take boiling water in a pot, sit in front of it and cover your face and pot with a sheet. Inhale hot steam (do not get very close else it might cause burns). It will also give soothing effect to your airway. Hope this answers your question. If you have additional questions or follow up questions then please do not hesitate in writing to us. Wishing you good health.