Hello and thankyou for approaching DoctorSpring with your query.
I have gone through your case and understand your concern.
From the symptoms you have described it is likely that you have a common cold, which is a syndrome of symptoms caused by different families of viruses.
Most of the respiratory viruses do cause re infection after re exposure. However severity and symptoms are milder with each re infection. Some viruses are more prevalent in fall and late spring, while others in winter and spring.
Symptoms usually occur due to the body's immune response to fight the virus rather than direct viral damage to the respiratory tract.
Symptoms are usually nasal obstruction, sore and itchy throat, postnasal drip (phlegm from nose to throat), cough and fever depending on severity.
Colds usually persist for 3-10 days in a normal person but can last upto 2 weeks in upto 25% of patients.
What you are experiencing seems to be recurrent infections to the virus.

I would advise you to do the following symptomatic treatment. You do not require antibiotics as of now as it is most likely viral.
1) Do steam inhalation , by inhaling through your nose and exhaling through your mouth, twice a day
2) Use saline nasal sprays to help clear the secretions in your nasal passage.
3) You can take tablet Allegra 180 mg once a day at night for 5 days
4) Do salt water gargles or gargle with betadine gargle solution diluted in water twice a day.
5) Avoid smoking as this tends to decrease your immunity making you more prone for infections.

It is nothing to worry and should subside on its own in due course of time.
I hope this has helped.
Feel free to follow up.
Thankyou

Hello, thankyou for your response.
Yes this type of re occurrence is normal and you need not be worried.
Even if you catch another one, you need not worry. Do the above advised and you should find relief.
It is nothing serious. If you are on Zyrtec no need of taking allegra.

If you notice that you are having weight loss, low grade fever at night frequently or night sweats, if your cough is continuous with thick sputum and persists continuously for a month you will require further evaluation.
As of now it is nothing to worry and you can carry on with the above advise.
I hope this has helped.
Thankyou.
Take care

Hello,
Your night sweats in that case seem to be insignificant.
Its a good thing that you are feeling better today. Continue with the above mentioned treatment advise for a few days.
Since you have no cough, or weight loss your night sweats are likely to be due to the temperature in your room.
Other cause of night sweats could be due to tuberculosis, but you do not have other symptoms suggestive of it like low grade fever at night, weight loss, loss of appetite etc. Hence you need not worry.
Like I said earlier your symptoms are most likely related to common cold due to a viral infection.
However you can get a Complete Blood Count test done if your symptoms persist to rule out any other infection.

I hope this has helped.
Thankyou

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