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Cold Sore After Skiing
My eye just started watering after I've been going through a sore throat and a stuffy nose. Is it normal?
I went skiing one day and when I woke up the next morning I had a bit of a sore throat. It wasn't that bad and I had a friend over who was only staying another 2 days so I continued to ski for the next 2 days. During that time my nose got a little congested but it wasn't terrible.
After my friend left I've been trying to keep warm and have had a lot of tea with lemon and hot chocolate. That seemed to help with my sore throat, but last night I felt pretty nauseous went to bed early.
When I woke up this morning I felt fine, except for a stuffy nose (my nasea and sore throat are gone).
Around 4:00 pm my right eye started watering, like I'm crying from 1 eye and my right nostril is also congested.
I've never had my eye water before so I was wondering if this could be a normal part of a cold. Also, would a steam shower or anything else help or should I just get to bed?
This is normal for a histamine reaction, this can be a cold or allergies ... for example: I took a friend's dog in my car and now my left eye waters every time I drive it for more than 5 minutes ...
get an antihistamine (Advill Cold or Advil Cold & Sinus, etc.) and see how you feel ... don't wait for your sinuses to get totally blocked to take anything ...
Skiers risk getting cold sore without taking preventive measures
The popularity of snow skiing has grown so much over the decades that everyone now know at least something about it. Skiing is best enjoyed at a sunny and a wide snowy slope. An article from Academy of General Dentistry said that frequent exposure of one’s lip to the cold, sun and wind may increase the chances of you getting cold sores. Therefore, knowing the various remedies for cold sores and taking necessary precautions will help to deter such incidence.
When you are skiing in the cold, sun and wind, you are exposed to the harsh elements and the sun’s ultra violet ray. Without protecting your lip, will constantly exposing it to these elements and ultra violet ray which will risk triggering the cold sore virus or commonly known as herpes simplex virus (HSV-1). Though the infection may not be immediate, but once the sore appeared, it generally be there for seven to fourteen days.
The lip is one of the hardest area to protect. Most often it is being licked, rubbed or wiped for very common reasons. In order to prevent getting cold sore during skiing, one of the ways is to apply ointment or lip balm on your lip before skiing. Medical research has found that this simple action can actually reduce the chances of getting cold sore. If you already had cold sores, after the recovery, apply a layer of UV sun screen or opaque cream can also help to prevent it from recurring.
Wearing skiing mask is also another great way to protect your lip and reduce the incidence of getting cold sore when skiing. Covering the lip with the skiing mask will protect the it from the cold, sun and wind. This is will reduce the level of harsh elements and ultra violet ray exposure to the lip. Thus, the chances of getting cold sore will be greatly reduced.
Therefore taking measures to block your lip from unnecessary exposure to the elements is essential in reducing the chances of getting cold sore during skiing. If you suffer from persistent cold sores, seek medical advice.
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