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Suggest Treatment For Cold And Fever

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Posted on Wed, 10 Feb 2016
Question: My brother of age 21, is having cold and fever. He also feels that his ear of kinda blocked. Could you please suggest me some remedies.
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Answered by Dr. Harish Naik (11 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Only symptomatic treatment, tablet paracetamol

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome.
I have gone through your query.
Most of these fever with cold are viral in nature and they require only symptomatic treatment.
I would have treated you with tablet paracetamol 500 mg thrice daily for 3 days. Decongestant like (triprolidine 2.5 mg, phenylephrine 5 mg) thrice daily for 3 days. Kindly ask for similar agent at your place. For blocked ear, I would start you on decongestant nose drops to open the tubes. Instill 3 drops of otrivin in each nostril 3 times a day for 6 days and follow it up with steam inhalation with few drops of eucalyptus oil in it. Only steam inhalation can be done 3 to 4 times a day. Drink lots of water especially warm water and stay away from air conditioned rooms. With this measures he should be fine.

This provisional advice provided by me is based entirely on the input provided to me. I would suggest examination by the doctor.

I hope this suggestion might be of some help to you.
Take care.
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Suggest Treatment For Cold And Fever

Brief Answer: Only symptomatic treatment, tablet paracetamol Detailed Answer: Hi Welcome. I have gone through your query. Most of these fever with cold are viral in nature and they require only symptomatic treatment. I would have treated you with tablet paracetamol 500 mg thrice daily for 3 days. Decongestant like (triprolidine 2.5 mg, phenylephrine 5 mg) thrice daily for 3 days. Kindly ask for similar agent at your place. For blocked ear, I would start you on decongestant nose drops to open the tubes. Instill 3 drops of otrivin in each nostril 3 times a day for 6 days and follow it up with steam inhalation with few drops of eucalyptus oil in it. Only steam inhalation can be done 3 to 4 times a day. Drink lots of water especially warm water and stay away from air conditioned rooms. With this measures he should be fine. This provisional advice provided by me is based entirely on the input provided to me. I would suggest examination by the doctor. I hope this suggestion might be of some help to you. Take care.