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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.All i wanna do is sleep but i cannot take time off work you see... its very ironic that I was off sick last week at work for a sore throat and earache, although it was only 2 days I felt rough I hadnt been off sick in about 18 months so I was persuaded to take the week off by a friend - now its come back and bitten me on my bum because I REALLY feel ill now! That'll teach me!
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Yes steam inhalation is excellent for clearing 'the tubes'. There are a few nice smelling helpful fume-y things you can buy to add to the water. Karvol is one, Olbas Oil is another. But dont do it less than half hour before you go out, as you will be really 'open' to other attacking germs.
For a 'wet' cold you can dry up quickly with an anti-histamin, I like neo-clarityn. The non-drowsy making ones are only available on 'scrip though, so with the over-th-counter 'ordinary' ones you didn't ought to drive.
I had exactly the same thing over the last few weeks - earache and a sore throat, which seemed to resolve itself, then all of a sudden I developed bad chest pain, as if the muslces were very tight, with extreme tiredness, congestion, breathlessness and a cough!
I don't like going to the doctors so I sat it out, fortunately the worst of it didn't last too long!
Painkillers helped with the muscle pain and stiffness, and make sure your drink plenty! Try taking multivitamins for a few days, see if they help!
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2x Teaspoons of Honey
1x Teaspoon of Curry Powder
1x teaspoon of sweet chilli sauce
add some pepper
add some hot water
Stir very well and sip slowly, ust don't guzzle it down.
The honey and sweet chiili sauce hide the other tastes and the curry and the chilli make your nose run and give your system a good clearout.
Failing that, go to an indian takeaway and have a chicken Madras.