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Im suffering from cold for 3 days..wt to do now?

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Dr. Alvin Lin answered

Wait another 15 days: Recent study suggested that average duration of cough illness is 18 days which is close to 3wks. Don't forget that the common cold is due to a virus which won't respond to antibiotics. In other words, whether you take antibiotics or not, you'll get well in the same amount of time. So just be patient. Take some otc pain relievers, decongestants etc but try to avoid antibiotics if possible.

Answered 8/3/2013

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