Common Cold, Flu, and Allergy Symptoms
From Health Expressions®Runny nose/sniffling?
It's often due to allergies or a cold, and sometimes due to a sinus problem.
Sneezing?
It's often due to allergies, sometimes due to a cold, and rarely due to a sinus problem.
Itchy eyes?
It's often due to allergies, rarely due to a cold, and sometimes due to a sinus problem.
Fever?
Sometimes a low-grade fever is due to allergies, often due to a cold, and rarely due to a sinus problem.
Aches and pains?
They're sometimes due to allergies, sometimes due to a cold, and rarely due to a sinus problem.
Headache?
It's sometimes due to allergies and often due to a cold or sinus problem.
Cough?
It's sometimes due to allergies, often due to a cold, and rarely due to a sinus problem.
Dizziness?
It's sometimes due to allergies, often due to a cold, and rarely due to a sinus problem.
Hoarse?
It's sometimes due to allergies or a sinus problem, and often due to a cold.
Sore throat?
It's often due to allergies, a cold, or a sinus problem.
Nasal congestion?
It's often due to allergies, a cold, or a sinus problem.
Sinus pressure?
It's sometimes due to allergies or a cold, and often due to a sinus problem.
Symptoms that reoccur at certain times of the year?
They're often due to allergies, rarely due to a cold, and sometimes due to a sinus problem.
Need antibiotics?
It's never due to allergies or a cold, but sometimes due to a sinus problem.
In relation to warning time,
if your symptoms occur after exposure to an allergen, you're suffering from allergies.
If your symptoms get worse over several days,
it indicates a cold. If your symptoms get worse and are accompanied by an infection, you probably have a sinus infection.
How long do your symptoms last?
If you're suffering for only as long as you're exposed to an allergen, it indicates allergies. If your condition lasts a week, it's probably a cold. If it lasts three to four days, it's probably a sinus problem.
