Give a cold a week, then see the doctor
Food & healthSeven-day rule for colds
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So I go to the I go to the end. User, here's my typical. Here's my typical strategy. So I'll give it a week. And then if I'm not getting better by day seven,
Episode 153: Chapter HO (episode page, opens in a new tab) 00:01:39 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)
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Dave's personal strategy when sick: give it a week, and if he isn't getting better by day seven, go see his ENT (it usually turns out to be a bacterial sinus infection).
Not in the audio. "the end" is a transcription of "the ENT" (ear, nose and throat doctor). Personal habit, not medical advice.