Advice from an Urgent Care!

Everyone is getting sick now so it is a good idea to stay out of other folks faces.
You know RSV, Mycoplasma pneumonia, Flu A & B are going around. So many people
are showing up at urgent care, daily. after all, it’s winter and this year’s weather is making it worse.

They all need to be treated symptomatically, these are all viruses, that can last up to two or three weeks, especially walking pneumonia—which can leave you with a hacking cough for months.

There’s no antibiotic treatment for viruses so, .over the counter Mucinex DM (and the like) will loosen all the mucus and thin it out. Increasing fluids, also helps so go heavy on the water intake!

Using a humidifier if you have one will help keep your lungs clear of mucous,.

Take hot steamy showers with vapor tablets— it will feel like heaven and help loosen the mucous.

Take cough medicine for your cough (if you get rid of the mucus, you get rid of the cough)
Take Tylenol/ibuprofen for your fever, pain, headaches, etc.. Also, sinus flushing (sinus suction for the toddlers) or a netipot can be one of the best things you can do for the sinus pressure headaches.

If you have a nebulizer, use it every four to six hours (especially if you are asthmatic). If you don’t have the solution from the doctor, mix two cups of sterile water (bottled or boiled) with one teaspoon of salt. Believe it or not, it will help to break up all that mucus in your lungs, chest, and sinuses.

Stay well!