On: Dementia 'linked' to common over-the-counter drugs

[aidenn0]

My wife will reliably get acute sinus infections following a cold if she doesn't take decongestants. She is generally aversive to taking any medication, but after 8 sinus infections in one year, she now always takes decongestants when a cold starts.

[basisword → aidenn0]

I'm sure that happens to some people but I doubt it happens to a majority and everyone I knows pops whatever they can get their hands on for the cold.

[mrfusion → aidenn0]

I'm thinking I might have that same issue. Can you share what works for her?

[silencio → mrfusion]

I'm not the parent, and I haven't had 8 in one year, but I've had a few, and my colds always come with congestion...

I use the hell out of neti pots/sinus rinses, steam inhalation (like a cup of tea - which, drinking lots of fluids also helps), and pseudoephedrine.

[aidenn0 → mrfusion]

just like the other person who replied to you, a neti-pot and pseudoephedrine (which you have to go to the pharmacy counter to get in the US, but does not require a prescription).