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Doctor's Tricks

Washing Nose with Cold Water: Many people like to wash their face with cold water to enhance their resistance to the cold. In fact, while washing your face, you can splash a handful of cold water onto your nose, cooling it down first so that the nasal cavity adapts to a lower temperature, making it less likely to catch a cold.

Opening Windows for Ventilation: Keeping indoor air fresh and circulating is a good way to prevent colds. However, avoid direct drafts when ventilating. It’s best to open the top windows to ensure airflow at the upper part of the room.

Gargling with Salt Water: Gargling with lukewarm salt water once in the morning and evening can kill pathogenic bacteria in the mouth.

The recent weather has truly reflected the old saying about unpredictable springtime clothing choices. The high temperatures of the past few days have just prompted fashion-conscious girls to switch to skirts, but a sudden gust of wind brought back the chill of spring. Although the temperature didn't drop much, many people caught colds. Many feel a sore throat, sneezing, and runny nose, while more severe cases involve headaches and fevers.

■ Don’t Dress Lightly in Early Spring

The main culprit behind the recent flu outbreak is the unpredictable spring weather. The characteristics of spring climate are dryness and large temperature fluctuations. But as soon as it warms up, people are eager to shed their winter clothes and seek relief quickly. What they don’t realize is that every time the wind blows outdoors, the temperature drops by two or three degrees compared to calm weather. Thin spring clothing simply can't withstand such changes.

Additionally, viruses play a role in these colds. Besides the leading rhinovirus, echoviruses and respiratory syncytial viruses are also culprits. These viruses hide in the soil during winter or are covered by snow, making it difficult for them to float in the air. However, in spring, strong winds bring them out from the soil, easily causing infections. The colds caused by these viruses differ from persistent high fevers of influenza, mainly manifesting as local symptoms such as sore throat, runny nose, and upper respiratory tract infections. Taking some over-the-counter medications like Banlangen or Shuanghuanglian, the symptoms pass within two or three days.

■ Misusing Medicine Can Turn Minor Illnesses into Major Ones

Although many people recover from this cold by simply taking some cold medicine, experts believe necessary diagnosis cannot be overlooked. If medication is taken recklessly, it can make the cold fatal.

Spring has always been a high-risk period for respiratory diseases. Apart from the fluctuating temperatures that can lower one's resistance and immunity, dry weather can also cause the mucosal tissues and epithelial cilia of the upper respiratory tract to lose vitality. They then fail to perform their functions of filtering, humidifying, warming, and purifying the inhaled air. Bacteria and viruses carried by the wind can easily invade the body.

Some patients may think that catching a cold or having a cough isn't a big deal and can be handled by enduring it or taking some medicine on their own. While common colds might get better with some medication, pneumonia often shows no significant symptoms in its early stages, which could lead to misdiagnosis if not careful. Coughing might seem trivial, but continuously coughing for two or three months without seeing a doctor can easily turn into chronic bronchitis, directly affecting the normal functioning of the lungs. Antibiotics should never be used indiscriminately. Moreover, some patients lack perseverance in treatment, stopping medication as soon as symptoms improve, which makes the condition more likely to worsen.

■ Eat More Light, Juicy White Foods

From a Traditional Chinese Medicine perspective, internal heat invites external cold. Symptoms like springtime fire, dry mouth, and nasal dryness indicate heat conditions. It's best to counteract them with juicy, light foods, such as pears, lotus roots, water chestnuts, and silver ear fungus, all white-colored foods. Most of them nourish yin, clear heat, and moisten the lungs, making them ideal for eliminating dryness.