Symptoms of cold, under treatment for sore throat and prolonged cough. Exposed to cool air. Solution ? - Online Doctor Chats
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I am having symptoms of cold since yesterday night
Sorry to hear that
Do you have fever too?
I am already under treatment for sore throat and prolonged cough..since past 10 days..but this cold seems to be perhaps due to my carelessness in exposing to cool air soon after sweating
No I don't have fever
Good
Please continue the medications
ok
Do I need to take anything additional for this cold?
And stay away from cold air
Or any natural remedies to supplement it?
What are your current medications?
Are you there?
I take a tablet of levocetrizine hydrochloride every evening
and antibiotic of 250mg morning and night after food
This is sufficient
ok
Keep yourself warm
drink warm water
Do steam inhalation
ok
You can drink ginger tea
For steam inhalation what do I need to add into the steam?
Karvol plus nasocaps
ok..will buy those
ok
anything other precautions apart from what you mentioned?
Nothing
Try green tea with lemon and honey flavor as well
ok
will do that
ok
thanks for the counseling
Get well soon
have a good day!
You too
Thank you too
Bye for now
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