There’s a lot of things to enjoy about the winter months, but what nobody enjoys during the wintertime is coming down with a cold. In fact, it’s estimated that Americans come down with a billion colds every year.
If you’re prone to getting a cold during the winter, you know well all the symptoms that might accompany a cold:
- An achy feeling in the body
- Fever
- Runny nose or being stuffed up
- Coughing
- Congestion
- Sore throat
- A feeling of malaise
Generally speaking, common colds can be treated within about a week with common, over-the-counter medications. But as anyone who’s had a cold knows, sometimes those common colds turn into something more severe. Sometimes those colds turn into the flu or pneumonia or bronchitis. When that happens, you need to see medical attention.
You could go to the emergency room, but if you do you’re likely going to be in for a long wait and a big bill when all is s