I have another cold. Or maybe it's an allergy. This is exactly what happened the last time. My nose sorta plugged up. My throat felt scratchy. Post nasal drip. An occassional cough. Slight dizziness. My ears are itchy and feel full. That's what scares me the most. Ok, not exactly scared, not yet. I'm hardly panic stricken, that comes afterward when I realize what's about to happen. My self-help measures: 2 Claritin, Afrin nose spray, and Visine...

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The April winds are blowing, the windows are opened up to the gentle fragrance of spring, and I fight the urge to run to a frozen climate to save myself from the torture of... (duh- duh- duh-dum...) seasonal allergies. Seven years ago my ENT diagnosed my extreme vertigo as being caused by an allergy. This was after the exam, hearing test, and the MRI of my head. I was told to take one Claritin per...

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