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Can you have a cold on only one side of your nose?
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No: You may have symptoms that predominate on one side, but the viruses that cause cold don't know left from right. The nasal cycle is a a natural rhythm of swelling of nasal passages which alternates from left to right and may exacerbate symptoms.
Answered 7/14/2012
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