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Stuck with a stubborn cold for 4 months - What can I do?

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General Physician - Answered on Jun 12, 2024

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Question by Ramachandraiah on Jan 18, 2024Hindi

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I m suffering from cold for the past 4 months+ using inhalation once daily. Sticky , gum sort of nose, voice tone reducing , listening decreasing, aged 70 years. Please help

Ans: Steam inhalation nights before you go to bed, breathing practices to inhale from nostrils and exhale from alternate nostrils, for about five minutes as you wake up and before you retire to bed.

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