response 1 of 24:

Mar 14 20:06 UTC 1996

If this is the respiratory bug that has been going around most of this year,
you're probably in for a long siege.  There is a particularly virulent and
resistant strain of "bugs" (maybe bacteria, maybe virus, maybe mixed) that
has hit many people this year.  From the cases I've seen (not my specialty,
so this is merely anecdotal) it usually comes on mild, gets bad all of a
sudden, then might even get _worse_, before it improves but lingers. 
Exacerbations are common.

Stay hydrated, eat/drink lots of chicken soup and wash your hands often,
e3specially when you touch other people or items others have touched (like
doorknobs, faucets, etc).

If this continues to linger, I suggest you see your doctor for proper
evaluation.  It may be nothing, but this is the kind of bug that landed my
friend in the hospital with over 3 weeks on a respirator in ICU, only for her
to die suddenly from an unrelated anyerism once the infection was resolved.

Don't take chances.

response 3 of 24:

Mar 23 03:09 UTC 1996

A commonly made mistake is telling yourself, "it's just a cold" and going
about your business as usual. It may be a common cold virus, but you need REST
in order to fully recover from it.
Sounds like that may be hard for you, though, since it will cost you $$ same
as seeing your doctor would.

response 5 of 24:

Mar 24 23:59 UTC 1996

eeyore, sleeping with a humidifier going can help.  Sometimes, your sinuses
can dry out and that can cause them to swell.  Before you say"it's just a
cold", evaluate your mucus (gros huh)  is it thick and yellow, or is it clear?
if it is thick and yellow, you really should see a doctor.  Check in your area
to see if they have a free health clinic.

response 7 of 24:

Mar 26 05:24 UTC 1996

I always had a humidifier in my room as a child. Back then, it was this
drum-lke thing that rotated while it put steam in the air. Was very loud and
roared, so whenever I was sick, I also didn't sleep. :/

I saw some humidifiers recently and they were all small and totally quiet.
I was in awe of this... my friends were like "Why are you so excited over
this?" and I was like "But they're so... Little! And ... quiet!!"

response 9 of 24:

Mar 26 22:07 UTC 1996

We had steam humidifiers when I was a kid - breathing steam with some
added Vap-O-Rub, under a blanket...yuch. There are now the mist humidifiers,
so it is worth mentioning to a) use distilled water, and b) sterilize
frequently as you don't want to "mist" bacterial cultures (that's how
Legionnier's Disease was spread).

response 11 of 24:

Mar 31 13:18 UTC 1996

glad you're feeloiing a little better eeyore.

response 13 of 24:

Mar 12 15:10 UTC 1997

Is it just me or has anyone noticed how "wierd" the colds and flus have been
ever since the troops came back from desert storm? We blew up Sadam's
biowarfare research facility sending "who nows what" up into the atmosphere.
Many american soldiers have chronic illnesses and some have died as a result of
what they were exposed to. The official statement says that these illnesses
were probably caused by the mixture of vaccinations that the troops recieved. I
personally know some people that went over there. They said that
biological/chemical warning systems were going off many times a day. The
commanding officers told the troops not to worry, that the devices were
malfunctioning. My friend new several specialists whose job it was to ensure
that the devices were working. They checked these devices many times a day, and
never found any to be malfunctioning. I even read a story were a serviceman who
came down with illnes actually passed something on to his childern before he
died, and now his children are struggling with a chronic illnes that doctors
cannot identify. Am I paranoid?

response 15 of 24:

Mar 23 04:38 UTC 1997

I believe the command is/was    use_gate    .

response 17 of 24:

Apr 27 13:28 UTC 1997

Nsri, maybe you should explore the possibility that you have allergies rather
that a recurring cold. 

response 19 of 24:

Apr 29 17:44 UTC 1997

I have not used any of the methods described above, for preventing or
ameliorating colds, but haven't had one for more than a year. In March
both my daughter and wife had bad colds, but I caught neither (much to my
surprise. I can't say for sure why this is, but I ascribe it to large
intakes of fluid - tea, in particular - for lack of other explanation.

response 21 of 24:

May 3 18:29 UTC 1997

<birdy is sticking with her
nighttime-coughing-sniffling-sneezing-wake-up-on-your-kitchen-floor medicine>
<eg>

Give eeyore the credit for that one...

response 23 of 24:

Jun 3 22:04 UTC 1997

Carson told me that that's your line about Theraflu or NyQuil...  I can't
remember which one.  =)