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<font color='#0000FF'>First thing is, is it a real "cold" or is it rhinitis ? i.e. inflammation of the nasal and sinus membranes?
Probably the latter, as a real cold will have you cattle-trucked and you wouldn't want to dive, unless its still developing.
The common cold is caused by a (corona) virus, if the GP gives you ABs it'll only be as a placebo and he shouldn't even be doing that (AB resistance etc, bad news on an international scale)
I once dived with a bit of a stuffed head (don't know which of the above it was) I ended up off work for three weekes as the effects of pressure exacerbated the effects of the inflammation/infection; as a (diving) nurse told me "the pressure will force the bugs into deeper tissues and make the infection more severe"
Might be best to let yourself get better first
Chee-az
Steve
PS, don't want to sound like a nag but having an illness like a cold is a good point to chuck the smoking if you're still considering it, plus smoking makes you more susceptible to illness generally by compromising your immune system.  |