Cold is the viral infection of upper respiratory tract. Symptoms of cold may last up to a week.
Symptoms
- Runny nose with whitish to yellowish discharge.
- Sneezing.
- Blocked and stuffy nose with difficulty to breath during sleep or lying down.
- Post nasal drip usually persists.
- Congestion.
- Sore throat, can also be associated with cough.
- Headache and mild body aches.
- Drowsiness with low energy.
These symptoms can be associated with low fever, cough, wheeze, ear pain and lack of appetite.
Causes
Rhinovirus is the most common cold virus. This virus is spread through droplets in the air. Also spreads by hand-to-hand contact with someone who has cold.
Children are more likely to get recurrent bouts of cold due to high susceptibility.
Exposure to cold temperature, drinking cold drinks can trigger this common cold.
Transition of weather from cold to warmth or warmth to cold there are chances of getting cold.
Complications
Acute sinusitis, asthma, acute ear infection or ear pain and other secondary infections are seen following common cold.
Homeopathic approach
Homeopathic medicine has good remedies even for cold. Depending on symptoms remedies can be indicated with best results. For running nose remedies like Arum tryph, for blocked nose Ammonium carb, Phosphorus and Calc carb are helpful. For violent sneezing Kali iod proved its efficacy. Children often have the tendency for cold as they are resistant. To boost their immunity remedies like Nux vom and sulphur are found helpful. Children become prey to cold climate, in winter Silicea and Hepar sulph are helpful.
Cold tends to start first but soon cough begins, remedies like Coccus cacti and Merc sol are helpful. For dry teasing cough Aconite, Spongia and Hepar sulph are found helpful. We at Gouri Homeo Healthway give our protocols to see that the individual recovers sooner and to improve the immunity. Our protocols help children to prevent recurrent cold and cough.
