12/29/2025
Is it a cold, a sinus infection, or allergies? Here's how to tell. 🤔
Allergy symptoms can be frustratingly easy to confuse with other conditions—especially when they involve nasal congestion, runny nose, and that general "I feel terrible" sensation.
If your "cold" lasts for weeks, returns every spring, or seems to get worse in certain environments—it's probably not a cold at all.
The key difference? Colds come with body aches and fever. Allergies come with itchiness and patterns. Sinus infections usually involve facial pain, thick mucus, and can develop after untreated allergies.
Getting an accurate diagnosis matters because the treatment approaches are completely different. Treating allergies like a cold (or vice versa) just prolongs your misery.
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