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29m cold like symptoms for weeks, mostly stuffy nose. can it be a cold, or something else? otherwise healthy, no known allergies.
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Allergies maybe: A cold cannot last for weeks, chronic sinusitis can and so do nasal allergies. See your doctor and get diagnosed properly.
Answered 3/9/2013
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