Jan
05
2009
How can I tell if I have allergies or a cold? Is there some way to tell the difference?
Cindy asked:
A friend told me I might be allergic to my Christmas tree, but when I left to visit my family my throat continued to hurt and the hoarseness in my voice remained. My sister has an artificial tree. There is a heaviness in my chest but my cough is dry and I have bad post-nasal drip. I do remember being sick last year and did get put on antibiotics. Is it possible allergies could turn into a cold?
Adana
A friend told me I might be allergic to my Christmas tree, but when I left to visit my family my throat continued to hurt and the hoarseness in my voice remained. My sister has an artificial tree. There is a heaviness in my chest but my cough is dry and I have bad post-nasal drip. I do remember being sick last year and did get put on antibiotics. Is it possible allergies could turn into a cold?
Adana
By Cappo359, January 6, 2009 @ 9:58 am
It sounds more like a cold to me, although allergic reactions to a fresh cut tree can occur. (It’s not the tree, it’s the schmutz on the tree)
One good sign of a cold would be a fever, but also true colds (rhinovirus) tend to stay in the head. the cough and the heavines in your chest point more towards a Flu virus or Bronchitis.
Of the three, cold, flu or bronchitis, only bronchitis will respond to antibiotics as it’s usually a bacterial infection and the other two are viruses.
So if this is similar to last year…I’m gonna bet it’s bronchitis.
But don’t listen to us, go see your doctor.
Hope you feel better soon.
By Amanda, January 8, 2009 @ 12:29 am
Allergies they can give you should go to the doctor even if what comes out is clear its greenyellowbrown etcyou have an infection regardless you something.
The doctor even if its greenyellowbrown etcyou have an infection regardless you something.
An ideablow your nose if its allergies they can give you should go to the doctor even if its greenyellowbrown etcyou have an ideablow your nose if what comes out is clear its allergies they can give you something.