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Subject: RE: BS: Lingering Head Cold... From: Steve Shaw Date: 02 Mar 23 - 10:27 AM Which doesn't link to anything to do with Beethoven (who wasn't sick for most of his life). I should know better than to click on your links. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Lingering Head Cold... From: Donuel Date: 02 Mar 23 - 09:35 AM Beethoven was sick most of his life |
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Subject: RE: BS: Lingering Head Cold... From: Steve Shaw Date: 01 Mar 23 - 06:09 PM Much appreciated, leeneia. I'm a-sittin' here tonight with a rotten cold (slowly subsiding), a toothache (caused by biting too hard on a very solid flame raisin in a box of breakfast cereal), and a nice dose of the owld pink-eye, aka conjunctivitis (the drops are working...). BUT: I only get things that you can't die of, it's Wednesday, therefore I have a glass of Negroamaro to hand, and "It's the first mild day of March: Each moment sweeter than before, The Redbreast sings from the tall larch, That stands beside our door..." (cheers, Wordsworth). Though, in my case, it will have to be my bird table, as I haven't got a larch... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Lingering Head Cold... From: leeneia Date: 01 Mar 23 - 03:07 PM I'm sorry to hear about your illness, Steve. I hope you get better soon. A few years ago, I had a cold that would not go away. Cold, cough, then earache, then lingering cough. Finally the urgent care place referred me to a doc who said, "It's been raining. You have allergies." He gave me an injection which really, really hurt, but my cough was gone within hours. I'm not saying I had allergies the whole time. It definitely started out as a cold. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Lingering Head Cold... From: Donuel Date: 01 Mar 23 - 10:20 AM One fell off the table and killed a friend of mine. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Lingering Head Cold... From: Donuel Date: 01 Mar 23 - 10:17 AM Have a Brexit Biscuit . |
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Subject: RE: BS: Lingering Head Cold... From: Steve Shaw Date: 01 Mar 23 - 10:01 AM Have a mushroom. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Lingering Head Cold... From: Donuel Date: 01 Mar 23 - 09:21 AM Maybe it is a lingerie head cold. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Lingering Head Cold... From: Steve Shaw Date: 01 Mar 23 - 09:11 AM Well I've got another stinkin' cold and, for the first time in my life, I have a lovely dose of conjunctivitis to go with it. The pharmacist gave me antibiotic drops, but as the thing is usually caused by viruses, they probably won't work. All is misery... Say one for me... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Lingering Head Cold... From: Stanron Date: 27 Feb 23 - 10:45 AM It's interesting that since I started to take a small amount of chilli flakes in my coffee I have not been bothered by persistent blocked nose. I do however have a lot of runny nose incidents. Connected? Maybe and maybe not. For the last year I have been sleeping in a reclining chair so my head is always somewhat upright. Last night I added some chilli flakes to a cup of hot chocolate. Very nice. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Lingering Head Cold... From: Charmion's brother Andrew Date: 27 Feb 23 - 10:04 AM Damn! Wrong thread. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Lingering Head Cold... From: Charmion's brother Andrew Date: 27 Feb 23 - 10:03 AM Dorothy, if you do meet up for lunch, please wish Charmion "bonne route" from me. I did not rise early enough to give her a call before her departure. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Lingering Head Cold... From: Mrrzy Date: 26 Feb 23 - 11:49 AM The only lingering thing from my mild covid case is snot. One sinus keeps draining, one nostril keeps stuffing up, one lung keeps needing clearing. All on my left side. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Lingering Head Cold... From: Doug Chadwick Date: 26 Feb 23 - 11:12 AM Or, if you can't get lemons, a slice of turnip in your g&t. DC |
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Subject: RE: BS: Lingering Head Cold... From: Steve Shaw Date: 26 Feb 23 - 10:48 AM "A simple task, such as slicing a lemon, left me in excruciating agony..." No problem, Doug. Just drop the slice of lemon into a gin and tonic, drink it quickly and you won't feel a thing after five minutes... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Lingering Head Cold... From: Steve Shaw Date: 26 Feb 23 - 10:37 AM Point taken about sanitisers and split skin down the side of the nails. I've been getting that all winter and hadn't connected it to sanitiser. I'll have to have a rethink... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Lingering Head Cold... From: Stilly River Sage Date: 26 Feb 23 - 10:33 AM Too many of the commercial washroom dispenser and general consumer bar soaps have the sodium lauryl sulfate type (there is a group of related products) foaming ingredient and those are what make my hands break out (a coconut allergy - contact dermatitis). The hand sanitizer works better (though I often use a towel to dry any extra rather than letting it evaporate in place.) The social distancing of COVID has been a great way to help avoid colds. I have enough trouble with pollen allergies during the year, I don't need extra sources of congestion. Scroll down at that link to find the list of things to avoid if it's a problem.
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Subject: RE: BS: Lingering Head Cold... From: Charmion Date: 26 Feb 23 - 10:25 AM As usual at this point of the winter, I have rubbed the tip of my nose raw. It won’t heal up till Easter. Bugger it. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Lingering Head Cold... From: Donuel Date: 26 Feb 23 - 09:18 AM I've noticed rest room doors are being updated with a fore arm L shaped handle that is higher than a door knob. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Lingering Head Cold... From: Backwoodsman Date: 26 Feb 23 - 09:11 AM ”I will use hand sanitiser if I think the situation warrants it but soap and water is my preferred option.” Mine too, followed by an application of ‘Lotil’ hand cream, which keeps the skin hydrated and supple, and prevents the sore, open cracks in the skin at the corners of the nails. On another topic, I see Johnson has been opening his big mouth and putting his foot in it again… https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-biden-brexit-eu-deal-row-b2289792.html |
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Subject: RE: BS: Lingering Head Cold... From: Doug Chadwick Date: 26 Feb 23 - 08:43 AM When I was using hand sanitiser regularly, I found that the skin at the side of my fingernails dried up and cracked at the corners, leading to painful open wounds which took ages to clear up. A simple task, such as slicing a lemon, left me in excruciating agony to the point where I started wondering if catching Covid would really be that bad. I will use hand sanitiser if I think the situation warrants it but soap and water is my preferred option. DC |
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Subject: RE: BS: Lingering Head Cold... From: Steve Shaw Date: 26 Feb 23 - 06:26 AM I suppose there's not much point socially distancing simply to avoid colds, though it's a bonus if it avoids covid. Most people round here don't bother any more. I never touch a supermarket trolley handle that I haven't disinfected first and I guess I'll be doing that forever. But I can't sanitise every one of upwards of maybe fifty items that I pick up from the shelves. I never touch my face or rub my eyes until I get back to the hand sanitiser in my car (I suppose I could put the sanitiser in my pocket...). Some supermarkets have quietly ceased to provide sanitiser at the entrance. On the whole, I think that's a backward step. Before the pandemic, the main concern was poo traces on trolley handles. One survey I recall found over 50% of handles thus contaminated. Almost all gents' toilets here have a door handle that you have to pull in order to leave, and that has to come after you've washed your hands. Not good. Strong pinkie needed, and a pull on the handle at its top... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Lingering Head Cold... From: Helen Date: 25 Feb 23 - 09:05 PM No, me neither Donuel. I think it is due to social distancing, hand sanitisers and using disinfectant wipes if necessary before touching surfaces (in the public area) which may have been touched by someone else. The masks would have helped too, when we still had to wear them. I intend to continue using the first three cautionary actions from now on, regardless of the status of the dreaded COVID. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Lingering Head Cold... From: Donuel Date: 25 Feb 23 - 08:03 PM I haven't had a cold in three years which is odd. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Lingering Head Cold... From: Steve Shaw Date: 25 Feb 23 - 07:01 PM Have made, dammit. Atishoo.... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Lingering Head Cold... From: Steve Shaw Date: 25 Feb 23 - 07:00 PM You're lucky. I hardly ever catch colds, but this winter has been a right bugger. I don't know whether I've had about four colds since October or just one big one, but Kleenex are making a bloody fortune out of me. It seems, to use the common parlance, that "there's a lot of it around." The received wisdom is that two winters of lockdowns has made our immune systems forget what to do. Anyway, back to the tissue box. My nostrils can't decide which one of them is going to be blocked all night tonight... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Lingering Head Cold... From: keberoxu Date: 25 Feb 23 - 06:19 PM Mine has only lingered for three days and I am already SO over it. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Lingering Head Cold... From: Jack Campin Date: 28 Sep 14 - 07:24 PM Something new to worry about: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2709686/From-symptoms-common-cold-bleeding-ears-eyes-What-happens-infected-Ebola-virus |
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Subject: RE: BS: Lingering Head Cold... From: GUEST,Rahere Date: 28 Sep 14 - 04:41 PM Too late now. I have kept my fruit and veg up, daughter gave me the usual change-of-seasons cold yesterday, it's already gone. She's still feeling like shit. The rest are simply feelgood: the virus triggers excess mucus, which traps bacteria. Keep your teeth brushed, drink more to dissolve the mucus, amd invest in paper products. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Lingering Head Cold... From: gnu Date: 28 Sep 14 - 01:56 PM Thanks! I like ginger and honey for the throat. I dunno where the Vicks is... must be some aboutst. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Lingering Head Cold... From: Monique Date: 28 Sep 14 - 01:53 PM Rub good old Vicks Vaporup on your feet soles and put socks on -usually done before going to bed. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Lingering Head Cold... From: maeve Date: 28 Sep 14 - 01:37 PM Besides good suggestions above, sage/savory/thyme tea with honey and lemon is good. Feel better soon. m |
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Subject: RE: BS: Lingering Head Cold... From: gnu Date: 28 Sep 14 - 01:24 PM Good thread. Last cold I had was about 1998. Caught in the hospital. Caught this one in my house showing a contractor some pics on Facebook. After he coughed for about the 6th time, I asked him if he had a cold. Yup. I told him he should go pic the apples in the yard that he asked about (deer season looms). Apparently, I didn't ask about his cold quick enough. I've been at the salt water and vitamin C. It ain't bad and it only slightly started yesterday so we'll see how it goes. So... anyone got any more home, or otherwise, remedies? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Lingering Head Cold... From: Richard Bridge Date: 01 Jan 13 - 10:48 AM Yes, I have a cold like that. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Lingering Head Cold... From: kendall Date: 01 Jan 13 - 05:13 AM Real orange juice and zinc. Take at the first hint of a cold. Works for me. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Lingering Head Cold... From: gnu Date: 31 Dec 12 - 06:25 AM SinuCleanse. hydraSense I make a solution of salt water (plus baking soda is what my ENT recommends. At the first inkling of cold or flu, I use the squeze bottle and then the SinuCleanse (ENT recommended) upon waking and then every two hours. I also gargle with salt water after these. Ground ginger with a teaspoon of honey as required. Steam is the only way to "get at" the lungs and the above posts are excellent regarding steam. Especially 9's safety tip. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Lingering Head Cold... From: GUEST,JTT Date: 30 Dec 12 - 02:40 PM Bobert, if your sinuses are infected, you probably do need antibiotics - the doc is the one to judge. When you've got them, you might try a couple of other things: 1) Neilmed make a squeezy plastic bottle that comes with ready mixed saline powder; you boil water, let it cool to tepid, fill the bottle to the fill-up line, add a sachet's-worth of saline powder, shake and then squirt it up your nose. A lot less unpleasant than the other various ways of doing this, and it gives wonderful relief by making the mucous membranes shrink back and clearing out infected gunge. If you suffer from blocked sinuses generally, it's good to use this every day. 2) The trusty hot lemon, honey and ginger (and whiskey if that's your inclination) will help you sweat it out if you take it before bed. 3) L-Lysine is fantastic for any viral infection - it's some class of a vitamin or amino acid or something; you get it in the health shop. Also works brilliantly if you have cold sores. 4) Kimchi, spicy if you can find it spicy, the Korean pickled cabbage is very good against colds. The Koreans also claim it cures Sars and bird flu... 5) Chicken soup is the traditional "Jewish penicillin" for colds; best is to take the bones of a roast chicken, add 3 big carrots, 2 onions, a quarter of a celery plant, chop the veggies roughly and add them in (no need to peel), put bones and veggies in a pot with lots of water and a bay leaf (and whatever other herbs you like), bring to the boil and simmer for a couple of hours. Leave the doors open so the vapour comes through; apparently the vapour of chicken stock has a great effect on the infected mucous membranes. Drain off the stock and make soup with it - if you're not feeling well enough to make your standard soup, just throw in a tin of kimchi into the soup and then gobble it up over a couple of days. 6) If you do get your energy back, make lentil soup with the chicken stock: peel and chop three carrots, garlic to taste, an onion and a bit of celery, and a couple of handfuls of lentils, and cook them in butter, turning to coat them. Add a bay leaf and pour on the stock, and I like to add one of those jelly type chicken stockpot thingies that Knorr have started making. Bring it to a simmer and keep it simmering until the carrots are almost soft; now add about half a cup of chopped parsley. You can whizz this up or leave the vegetables whole - nice either way. Also nice with a squeeze of lemon juice, and very, very nice served with cheesy wholewheat scones. 7) Get lots of rest, keep warm and snug, and get better soon. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Lingering Head Cold... From: Ebbie Date: 30 Dec 12 - 02:02 PM Speaking of Mucinex- it works. I tend not to buy/use things that are highly-hyped and that is certainly true of Mucinex. However, last winter I had a cold that didn't seem to 'move'; my chest stayed tight and my head ached. So I bought some Mucinex. It loosened my chest almost immediately and I got over the cold almost painlessly. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Lingering Head Cold... From: Bobert Date: 29 Dec 12 - 10:59 PM Very strange post, GUEST... No matter... We will go for the Mucinex tomorrow when we get into town... B~ |
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Subject: RE: BS: Lingering Head Cold... From: GUEST Date: 29 Dec 12 - 10:52 PM Seeing / Hearing ... this stuff is dropping into the lungs. (enjoy your vacation from mudcat ... the rest of us will) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Lingering Head Cold... From: Ed T Date: 29 Dec 12 - 05:59 PM Centers for Disease Control and Prevention flu info: Seasonal flu flu activity maps |
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Subject: RE: BS: Lingering Head Cold... From: Charmion Date: 29 Dec 12 - 05:33 PM Bill has a goodoint. When I first took up with my GP, his office was nice and convenient, across thecstreet from the church and less than five blocks from home. Then he joined a group practice in the west end, a long and nasty bus ride away in a horrid strp mall. By the time I arrive, I'm usually coughing heavily and on the brink of tears. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Lingering Head Cold... From: GUEST,Eliza Date: 29 Dec 12 - 01:40 PM I know we here in UK knock the NHS sometimes, but really we are so lucky. I can get an appointment with the doctor probably the same day if I suspect an infection of any sort. I would be prescribed antibiotics which are given to me at the in-surgery pharmacy. They'd cost me nothing at all as I'm well over 60. The consultation is free. I can go back again for a final check-up. The surgery is 5 mins away by car. If (touch wood) it turned nasty eg pneumonia, I'd get a free ambulance to be treated free in our spanking new hospital. 'What's not to like?' as they say. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Lingering Head Cold... From: Bill D Date: 29 Dec 12 - 01:31 PM The other thing about many in the US is that they don't really live near a doctor. MY HMO happens to be 2 minutes away... walking distance if needed... but so many are MANY miles from a doc or hospital and they treat minor illnesses as a nuisance which is not as bad as a long trip. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Lingering Head Cold... From: Leadfingers Date: 29 Dec 12 - 01:17 PM The Scariest aspect of the American Non Health system is that because of the cost too many Americans dont go near a Doc until they feel they are at death's door, by which time , too often , they are ! Thank God or whoever for a Health Srtvice that WONT bankrupt me if I go the Doc with what MAY only be a minor ailment . Hope you get sorted SOONEST Bobert . |
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Subject: RE: BS: Lingering Head Cold... From: Jeri Date: 29 Dec 12 - 12:04 PM As a general rule, if you don't have a fever of 101° or higher, it's not the flu. Another way to tell influenza from a cold is by throat swabs, but the swabs are used to predict trends for future vaccines, not for patient treatmenet. Around my neck of the woods (including my own neck), there's a particularly nasty type of cold going around. I'm guessing it's going around elsewhere too. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Lingering Head Cold... From: Charmion Date: 29 Dec 12 - 11:52 AM I know that germ rather too well, Ed -- it nailed me three weeks before Christmas and I'm only emerging from the bronchitis now. Of course, I caught it at work. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Lingering Head Cold... From: Bobert Date: 29 Dec 12 - 11:51 AM Yup, sounds like H3N2 Flu to me... I was wondering why I have been feeling tired... The poor P-Vine is worse than me and she got the shot... I didn't because I'd heard that for folks over 60 that they already have anti-bodies for it... Guess not... B~ |
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Subject: RE: BS: Lingering Head Cold... From: Ed T Date: 29 Dec 12 - 11:46 AM People often confuse flu symptoms with a cold. For those in the USA, the Center for Disease control has a website that tracks and maps confirmed flu cases. Where I live, (from tracking our countries flu website) type A Flu seems to be what some folks seem to be getting: Type A flu This year's flu shot is supposed to protect against this flu. I got the shot, and my spouse did not. IMO, she has had this flu for a week - Luckily, I feel fine. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Lingering Head Cold... From: Ed T Date: 29 Dec 12 - 10:15 AM There is a strain of cold (flu) where I reside that has resulted in bacterial Pneumonia. |
