Almost 3 year old granddaughter arrived Monday morning with the sniffles. I fought off her cold the best I could - Zicam, ginger drops, vicks. This morning I woke with a raw throat - hurt so bad to swallow. I got out of bed and made a cup of tea with honey and took some aspirin. Gargled with diluted peroxide after I brushed my teeth. Later took cold pills and gargled with salt water - that helped the best. Now it is in my sinuses. So much going on the next 2 weeks! It's not like you can go to the doctor and they give you a miracle cold cure - it's got to run it's course. :(