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Ive been sick with a cold and sore throat and have been sneezing a lot and coughing a lot. My cough sounds like croup cough and its getting worse. I don't know if I should go to the doctor or the hospital. Please help me

A few general ideas to help: sleep with the head of your bed elevated slightly so your throat won't swell during the night (use a few pillows or elevate the head of the mattress or bed). Take tylenol or advil for the pain. At the first sign of a cold, start Zicam; at this point it may help reduce the symptoms a bit.
Gargle with warm salt water, 1/4 tsp salt in one cup warm water, a few times a day. Sip on cool/cold liquids throughout the day to reduce the swelling in your throat and keep yourself hydrated. Use a cool mist humidifier, or breathe in some steam from some boiling water (don't get too close so you won't burn yourself), or take a steamy shower and breathe in the steam.
If your throat feels too tight and hurts so much that you can't swallow, go to an ER.
Otherwise rest with your head up and keep yourself warm. A cold normally takes about 10 days to run its course, although sometimes the cough will last longer than that.

buy these candys tey sell at any store that reduce your cold time, also drink like gallon of water, and like 6 vitamins c. Sleep a lot. works for me...

Get some Zicam right away.It will knock it out fast!

call your doctor in the morning and ask him. If you feel like you can't make it till then and can afford an ER visit then go to the hospital.

First of all please understand that you are getting affected with cold and cough due to the formation of phlegm in the lungs.
The phlegm in the lungs is formed because of the consumption of animal milk and milk products.

This can be avoided by switching over to soya [ Vegetable ] milk
and milk products

If you dont have fever, try to sleep a lot and get rest, drink hot tea, natural orange and lemon juice, and eat chicken soup.If you have fever it's better to see a doctor

Cough is caused by a number of ailments.
It can be treated by over the counter medicines
or home remedies. More information available
at http://ailments.in/cough.html

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