cold help: i have a sore throat, headache,earache and a runny nose. - Help.com

How long have you been sick?

for about 4/5 days.

Join the club babes, I just went down with sons cold too Urghh :-( keep hydrated plenty of fluids, make up a drink with some warm water, honey and lemon. Its great for sore throats. :-)

Yeah =] i have been lying in my bed taking a honey cough medicin. With a sign on the door saying do not disturb =]

Isn’t that a full house in poker? You have all four!

If you’ve had a sore throat that long you should get a throat culture. You can get one at an urgent care clinic if there is one nearby, or at the campus health center if you are a student. Strep throat and some other infections can be very serious, so it is worth getting checked even though they are rare.

lol ! that what im going to tell people. i got a full house. i wasnt sure if i should see the doctor yet? is it serious enough? I think i should but then i never get off my a*** and go because i convince myself its not that bad.

Have you got little white ulcers on your thoat or is it just red ?

just red atm.

i dont feel hungry. i know i should eat…. but i just cant.

It might not be bad, but a lot of viruses run there course faster than four-five days. Delaying treatment of an infection can lead to long-term damage of your sinuses or throat.

If you aren’t hungry, try to get some liquid nutrition, like a protein drink. Fasting can make it harder to fight off an illness.

i gots the cold, only time will help you

Ahh ok, doesnt sound too bad then, if youve had it four days you should be on the mend soon. Chicken soup is good for colds and honey is a natural healer. Tiz the season as they say, keep your hands washed and use some bacterial soap after touching shopping carts etc. and keyboards are a big carrier too.

I’m getting the same thing. :( ..No real sign of earache yet though.

For me, it’s just my sinus’ draining. I have this problem in the colder months.. And I always go and get antibiotics from my doctor, but they never do anything. As of now I’m just using cough drops, Vicks, and some stuff to clear me up.

and its not an infection, the cold drags itself out for 2 weeks. dont worry about it and just try to have as good of a chhristmas as possible

They say the common cold is a week, roughly three days coming, three days here, and three days going its not far out I find usually. If you’ve got flu your temp will be raised.
Feed a cold starve a fever is the old saying.

i just wanna ask….
how do you get rid of these earaches…ive been having thme constantly since i had this cold ….

Omg, Ive had the same but
on the first day i had sore throat and ive been sick, literally.
and Runny nose, big timee.
2 days got worse, in the night i woke up bout 4in the morning and had the worst ear ace EVER, its coz the bacteria from ur sore throat got to your ear apparently :/. so my mum told me to drink loadsa water and wash your mouth with mouthwash, brush you teeth hand have a losenge. that helped.
and then now i got conjuntivitis lol, and runny nose and ear ache and sore throat.
my mouth has been salivery alot.
I need help too.
I got school in 2 days !