… Or, You Might Think That it’s Funny, But it’s Snot As I mentioned last week, a miserable cold is striking lots of my patients, spreading grief across the land.  The typical symptoms are nasal congestion, cough and the mother of all malaise.  Since there is nothing proven to significantly decrease the duration of the common cold, the best doctors can do is treat the symptoms and encourage patience. The mainstay of treating cold symptoms is a nasal decongestant.  Besides letting you actually b...