Common cold

Clinic

• It is a viral infectious disease of upper respiratory tract that primarily affects the respiratory mucosa of the nose, throat, sinuses, and larynx
• Signs and symptoms may appear fewer than two days after exposure to the virus
• These may include coughing, sore throat, runny nose, sneezing, headache, and fever
• Occasionally, those with other health problems may develop pneumonia

Causes	Related Entities / Disease
Over 200 virus strains are implicated in causing the common cold, most common viruses are RNV COV-2 ADV Enteroviruses HMPV	Pharyngitis Tonsillitis Otitis media Adenoid Conjunctivitis Influenza

First class remedies

Repertory		Main Characters	Extra Sign / Symptoms
Thin/ Watery Nasal Discharge	Ars	Nose feel stuffy inspite of the discharge which causes a burning sensation Sneezing.	General agg in cold air. Warm room amel Marked Weakness
Due To Exposure To Cold Air	Acon	After sudden exposure to cold air Scanty nasal discharge with a stuffy nose. Sneezing (Maybe) Pain at the root of the nose,	Headache Fever
Starts With Sneezing	NM	Thin watery nasal discharge. Followed by stuffy nose (Maybe) Loss of smell (Maybe)	Leads to chronic state (Thick / Egg white Nasal / Posterior nasal Discharges) (Maybe)
Stuffy Nose	Hep	Stuffy/ Blocked nose, esp from exposure to cold air which causes sneezing.  Inhaled air feels cold (Very particular)	Pharyngitis: Marked uneasiness/ Hawking disposition Stitching pain / Splinter like pain in the throat Fever with chills Tonsillitis: Swelling + Pus formation of Tonsils / Throat
Sore Throat + Nasal Symptom	Bell	Watery discharge from nostrils esp one-sided + Sneezing + Ticking in nose. Painful swallowing + Marked redness /Swelling in throat Bouts of cough + Headache	Otitis media:Throbbing, tearing, shooting or stitching pain in ears. Pain in throat radiating to the ear.
Thick Yellow Green Nasal Discharge	Puls	Nasal discharge starts to change color to yellow-green and consistency from thin to thick.  Nasal blockage + Loss of smell.	Arthritis due to common cold (Guaj, Led, Sec) Otitis media: Shooting, pulsating, jerking, darting pain in ears which extending to the head. Ear Pain with thick yellow / yellowish green ear discharge.

Second Class Remedies

Ant-t	Chest -weakness which stars rapidly
Bry	Summer common cold due to cold wind or uncovering Sever Congestive Headache + Constipation Painful Coughs that stop him from breathing Extreme dryness + Thirst for large quantities of water
Dros	Common cold Coughs
Dulc	Asthma attacks following common cold
Kali-bi	Headache due to common cold
Hydr	Post-common cold sinusitis + PND
Ruta	Eye involvement/ Redness, Vomiting caused by a common cold

Tissue Salt Remedies

• FP: Common but bad colds
• NM: Cold + sneezing and runny clear nasal discharges
• KM: Dry cold
• NS: Green discharge or chronic and smelly nasal discharge
• MP: Chronic nasal discharge and nasal odor (like NS)
• SIL: Ozaena (Chronic catarrhal sinusitis)