Speaking of the cold, I believe that most people have suffered from it at ordinary times. As a common disease, the cold is also the disease that people are most able to deal with calmly. Generally speaking, when choosing cold medicine, people can also make decisions according to their own cold symptoms.
No headache or soreness. High fever, headache and general aching are the typical symptoms of influenza. Generally speaking, without these symptoms, it does not belong to influenza, so it is not necessary to take medicine urgently.
The temperature does not exceed 38.5 ℃. Even acetaminophen, ibuprofen and other commonly used antipyretics have the risk of damaging the liver and other adverse reactions. Therefore, when you have a cold, your temperature does not exceed 38.5 ℃. You do not need to take medicine urgently. Physical methods such as wiping with warm water or diluted medical alcohol should be preferred.
However, for children who have had febrile convulsions before, parents should see a doctor as soon as possible, and ask the doctor to prescribe antipyretics according to the specific situation. Should also pay attention to the need to use antipyretics, the best time interval for medication more than 4 hours. And to limit the dosage, such as Tylenol (paracetamol) daily maximum recommended dose of 3000 mg.
If the symptoms of the common cold are not serious, there is no need to take medicine, which can be relieved by physical therapy or. Dry nose and dry throat. When you have a cold, the dry air in winter will make your respiratory tract feel more uncomfortable. Put a humidifier beside the bed or sofa to make your breath smoother. Sore throat. Dissolve 7.5G salt in 250ml warm water, rinse slowly to relieve sore throat, and rinse every 6-8 hours. Sneeze, shed tears. These are mostly allergic symptoms. Although antihistamines such as chlorpheniramine maleate (chlorpheniramine) and diphenhydramine can alleviate them, such drugs can cause drowsiness and drowsiness. People who work in the daytime, especially those who drive, operate precision instruments or work at heights, must not take cold drugs containing chlorpheniramine maleate or benzene.
Of course, it is not recommended to take medicine in a hurry when you have a cold, which does not mean that you ignore it. More rest and water are the basic requirements to avoid the aggravation of cold symptoms and early recovery. You can also eat more dates, oranges, kiwifruit, grapefruit and other fruits rich in vitamin C.
Finally, we should remind that cold itself is not terrible, but for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, chronic heart failure, chronic renal failure, etc., it may aggravate the condition. Once the symptoms of the original disease are found to aggravate, we need to see a doctor in time. In addition, children younger than 5 years old and the elderly over 65 years old, as well as people with poor physical fitness at ordinary times, should also pay attention to observe the change of the disease. Because of the weak immune system function of these people, sometimes the symptoms of influenza are not obvious, which can be mistaken for the common cold.
Although people will have headache and fever symptoms after a cold, but at the same time, we do not have to rush to choose drugs to take. Generally speaking, the cold with several symptoms described in this article can not take drugs immediately.