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What Causes A Nose Blockage With Throat Discomfort?
hello. i have no idea if i have a cold or flu or what. i was looking online but they say a cold you would have a runny nose. i do not but my nose is a little plugged [i can still breathe..and i thinks its been like this before..i dont think its allergies because i am not sneezing] i was coughing (it's getting a little better). i do not have a headache or puffy eyes. i started feeling bad (sore throat- it hurt to talk and swollow) maybe on the 19th or 18th [every so often coughing really bad as well] and i have been taking plenty of Airborne. Today my throat does not hurt when i speak (it doesnt hurt when i swollow..it just feels odd) and i have not been coughing as much (maybe 1/2 or 1/4 of what i was coughing like]. Is this a cold or flu or what? and is it contagious [still? how would i know if it was] ? i do not want to get my family sick and i would like to haang out with a friend this weekend.
Wed, 20 Jun 2018
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What you are experiencing may be a simple cold and cough, any upper respiratory tract infection, or may be severe contagious infection. Sometimes cold can be without a runny nose. Is your cough with or without sputum? Take Cetrizine tablet twice daily along with the usage of water vaporiser. If the symptoms still persist you consult your physician to do appropriate tests.
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I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
What you are experiencing may be a simple cold and cough, any upper respiratory tract infection, or may be severe contagious infection. Sometimes cold can be without a runny nose. Is your cough with or without sputum? Take Cetrizine tablet twice daily along with the usage of water vaporiser. If the symptoms still persist you consult your physician to do appropriate tests.
Hope I have answered your query.
Let me know if I can assist you further.
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