RobK Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 What a lovely topic eh? I've got a cold that is dragging on into a second week. I feel just about ok now but am still generating enormous amounts of horrible thick snot that takes ages to clear out. Is there anything I can take to reduce the prodigious production rate? My colleagues are getting fed up of the noise and I am getting nosebleeds from blowing my hooter so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TP27 Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 Not sure if Dave can help you here but there used to be a drug called Escornade (sp) that was brilliant for drying up the mucus membranes. Suggest it may have been prescribed but it was fantastic ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TP27 Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 Here you go, wrong spelling by me but I'm sure this is the stuff. http://home.intekom.com/pharm/smith_kb/eskornad.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 AS far as i know you can't buy phenylpropanolamine any more over the counter in the Uk Pseduoephedrine is the best alternative.. brand name Sudafed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TP27 Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 [ QUOTE ] AS far as i know you can't buy phenylpropanolamine any more over the counter in the Uk. [/ QUOTE ] Suspected that might be the case - it was a while ago (old man is a retired Doc and Eskornade was brilliant for my hayfever as a teenager when we lived in Sweden). Anyway, Sudafed - the way ahead (boom boom)!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobK Posted April 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 Thanks chaps As an aside, why do I always go slightly deaf when I have a cold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TP27 Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 With a head cold with plenty of phlegm, the eustation tubes in your middle ear suffer from a build up of "gunk" too, often leading to hearing being impared. It's your natural immune system working to fight the cold/infection. It (loss of hearing) should subside with time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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