Symptoms of the common cold may include cough, sore throat, nasal congestion, runny nose, and sneezing. More than 200 different types of viruses are known to cause the common cold, with rhinovirus causing approximately one third of all adult colds. For this reason, colds are a frequent and recurring problem. Adults typically have two to four colds per year. The common cold occurs most frequently during the fall and winter months.
As luck would have it, I have three out of the five afore-mentioned symptoms, more than likely the fat rhinovirus, the culprit. Runny nose, sneezing and nasal congestion of extreme proportions have consumed my airway. Total blockage, deafness, heart stopping sneezes and a nose that Rudolph would die for. Not to mention, I am cold, yet it's not cold out. Perhaps an inner cold with one major exception, the God blessed nose, it's on fire.
Admitting I am a "woosie," I sense impatient defeat. Nasal sprays, decongestants, eucalyptus lozenges, Vicks are just temporary relief. I have taken Airborne, which for the record does dry up the runny nose, but everything else as well, so if sleep does come to the body,one awakens with lips stuck to to your teeth, tongue so dry, you feel like the neighborhood dog searching for the nearest waterhole on a steamy August afternoon!
Supposedly consuming large amounts of liquids is good. So say those that do not have a cold! Just when a comfy position is acquired and sleep is imminent, nature sounds it alarm, blow the ballasts! This vicious cycle continues into the wee hours, decisions need be made; do I once again try to get comfortable, use more cold remedies, get up walk the halls of the house, plot bodily harm on those within these walls that can breathe and sleep, therefore providing a partner to share my miserable feeling or do I suffer in silence? Perhaps sharing my misery with the world will suffice.
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