Tip #1: Stay home and get plenty of rest.
Tip #2: Drink plenty of fluids.
Tip #3: Treat aches and fever so you feel comfortable.
Tip #4: Use cough suppressants and expectorants to treat the cough.
Tip #5: Use steam inhalations.
Tip #6: Sit in a steamy bathroom.
Tip #7: Run the humidifier.
Tip #8: Try soothing lozenges.
Tip #9: Try saline (salt water) nasal drops.
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