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How Long Does a Cold Last?

Comprehending the length and course of the common cold is essential for managing symptoms and preserving general health effectively. This page addresses the main...

Cold vs. Flu: What's The Difference?

Cold vs. Flu: What's The Difference? There's a lot of overlap between cold and flu symptoms. We'll help you figure out whether that bug...

General Cold and Flu

Woman holding her throat in discomfort by sitting in sofa with cup in other hand.

Cold & Flu Sore Throat Relief Options

A sore throat can be an uncomfortable and frustrating condition that many of us have experienced at some point in our lives. It can...

Sore Throat

How Does Acetaminophen Work? Understanding This Common Ingredient Found in OTC Medications

Acetaminophen is one of the most widely used over-the-counter (OTC) pain relievers and fever reducers. It is a common ingredient found in drugstore medications...

Tips for Relieving Sinus Pressure

Sinus pressure is common, but nonetheless uncomfortable. Allergies and infections such as the cold or flu cause the passages in your nose to become...

Sinus Pressure

Why Am I Waking Up With Phlegm? Exploring Potential Causes

Many people who experience morning congestion commonly ask themselves, “Why am I waking up with phlegm?” Phlegm in your throat is a common and...

A woman lying in bed with a pillow covering her head in cloth due to flu

Flu Night Sweats: How to Cope and Get Adequate Rest

Flu night sweats are characterized by excessive sweating during sleep. It can be a disconcerting and uncomfortable experience. When these nocturnal sweating episodes are...

A Man sitting on cough dealing with congestion.

How Do Nasal Decongestants Work to Help You Cough Less?

When you have a cough, you'll try just about anything to feel better. Over-the-counter cough medications provide a convenient option, but which should you...

Cough

How Is the Flu Spread? Virus Transmission Explained

While anyone can catch the flu any season of the year, winter and fall are the most common time for the influenza virus to...

Cold and Flu Prevention Tips

You can catch a cold or flu any time of the year, but they seem as common as sweaters during the cooler months. While...

What Is A Productive Cough?

A cough is a common symptom that can happen due to many reasons, and one particular type is known as a productive cough. In...

Cough

What is Benzocaine? Benzocaine for Throat Relief

Sore throats can be a real nuisance, and they are often accompanied by discomfort, pain, and difficulty swallowing. Whether yours is caused by a...

Sinus Infection Getting Worse? 4 Things That Might Worsen It

Can a Sinus Infection Get Worse? 4 Ways to Help Prevent Your Sinus Infection From Getting Worse If you’re like most adults, your sinus...

Sinus Pressure

What Causes a Runny Nose? How Does a Runny Nose Start?

Have you ever developed a runny nose and thought to yourself, “How does a runny nose start?” “What causes a runny nose?” The simple...

Runny Nose

The Difference Between a Constant Runny Nose Vs. Stuffy Nose

If you have a cold or flu, you're likely to have both a runny and stuffy nose. But these closely-related symptoms actually have slightly...

Runny Nose

Why Do I Have a Constant Runny Nose?

No matter what you do, your nose just keeps on dripping — and the more you blow your nose, the tenderer it becomes. What...

Runny Nose

Can I Blow my Nose too Much?

Some people argue that blowing your nose when you’re stuffed up isn’t a good idea. Blowing too hard could push mucus further up into...

Sinus Pressure

How to Relieve Sinus Pressure to Help You Sleep

How to Relieve Sinus Pressure Sinus pressure can feel like pins and needles when you’re trying to sleep. It’s hard to get comfortable, much...

Sinus Pressure

Sinus Medicine Options

When trying to relieve sinus pressure and nasal congestion, look for a decongestant. A decongestant will shrink the mucus membranes that have swollen in...

Sinus Pressure

Sinus Pressure and Nasal Congestion: Causes, Symptoms and Remedies

Sinus Pressure and Nasal Congestion Your sinuses are four pairs of hollow, air-filled spaces in your skull that connect to your nasal passageways. The...

Sinus Pressure

Sinus Pressure Relief

There are things you can do to help relieve your sinus pressure before you reach for any medicine. Here are a few things...

Sinus Pressure

Sinusitis Symptoms: Swelling and Mucus – a Painful Combination

Sometimes a respiratory tract infection can affect your sinuses and cause the mucus membranes (mucosa) inside your sinus cavities and nasal passageways to become...

Sinus Pressure

The Anatomy of a Sinus Infection

Annoying and painful, sinus infections are all too common — nearly 30 million Americans dealt with a long-term sinus infections caused mainly by viruses,...

Sinus Pressure

What is Sinus Headache?

Waking up with a throbbing headache and a tender face isn’t the best way to start your day (personally, we prefer coffee!) but that’s...

Sinus Pressure

What is a Sinus Infection and How to Treat It

Your sinuses are a system of air-filled chambers beneath the surface around your nose. When they become infected – a condition also known as...

Sinus Pressure

Where are My Sinuses?

Your sinuses are 4 pairs of hollow, air-filled spaces in your skull that connect to your nasal passageways. The sinuses are thinly lined with...

Sinus Pressure

How to Help Stop Sneezing

HOW TO STOP SNEEZING When it comes to your nose, there are few things more annoying than constant sneezing—especially when you have no idea...

Sneezing

Sneezing Relief Options

If your sneezing is caused by allergies, you will want a medicine with an antihistamine, like non-drowsy fexofenadine (or diphenhydramine HCl for nighttime use)....

Sneezing

How to Help a Sore Throat

There are things you can do to soothe your sore throat, probably without having to leave your house. If your throat is in...

Sore Throat

Sore Throat: Causes, Symptoms and Remedies

When your throat is scratchy and even talking hurts, you just want relief. Read on to learn more about why your throat hurts and...

Sore Throat

How a Nasal Decongetant Can Help You Bring Relief

You’re more than a little bit stuffy if you find it hard to breathe through your nose, your food tastes bland and your friends...

Stuffy Nose

Products for Stuffy Nose Relief

Some Mucinex® products contain nasal decongestants to help open up the nasal and sinus passageways. Decongestants shrink the mucus membranes that are inflamed inside...

Stuffy Nose

Stuffy Noses: Causes, Symptoms and Remedies

Inflammation and swelling of nasal mucus membranes, blood vessels and surrounding tissues cause nasal congestion. Mucus membrane swelling is mostly to blame for that...

Stuffy Nose

What Causes Nasal Congestion?

Just a few days ago, you had no complaints — you were feeling fine and ready to go. But then, you woke up with...

Stuffy Nose

How to Get Rid of a Runny Nose

How to Get Rid of a Runny Nose Most people wish getting rid of their runny nose was as easy as turning a magical...

Runny Nose

Runny Nose Medicine Options

Runny Nose Medicine Options If you have rhinitis, you want to calm the inflammation in your nose’s mucus membranes. You’ll want a decongestant, like...

Runny Nose

Chest Congestion Medicine Options

Chest Congestion Medicine Options When you have chest congestion, you want to thin and loosen the mucus that’s caught in your lungs so it’s...

Chest Congestion

How Does a Decongestant Work to Help You Cough Less

How Does a Decongestant Work to Help You Cough Less When you have a cough, you'll try just about anything to feel better. Over-the-counter...

Cough

How To Ease Coughing with OTC Cough Relief

Living with a persistent cough can be frustrating and uncomfortable. Whether it's due to a common cold, allergies, or other underlying conditions, finding ways...

Cough

Chest Cold Prevention Tips

You can get the congestion, aches and coughing of colds and flus any time of year, but they may be as common as sweaters...

Chest Congestion

Chest Congestion - Going Deeper

When you breathe, you inhale particles that are floating around in the air, like dust, allergens, bacteria or viruses. Usually these particles are trapped...

Chest Congestion

Chest Congestion Relief

There are simple things you can do to thin and loosen the extra mucus that has gotten thicker and taken up residence in your...

Chest Congestion

Common Early Chest Cold Symptoms

So you thought (hoped) you might coast through cold and flu season, but suddenly you're feeling a little under the weather. Could it be...

Chest Congestion

Defining Chest Cold Symptoms

If you've ever had a runny nose and sore throat morph into a productive cough that leaves you feeling drained, you've dealt with a...

Chest Congestion

Common and Uncommon Symptoms of The Flu

Common and Uncommon Symptoms of The Flu No one likes to get sick, but a flu can hit especially hard. Flu symptoms typically develop...

Cough

How Does Coughing Get Rid of Excess Mucus?

Cough (or irritant) receptors are scattered throughout your airways. When they get stimulated (by irritants like dust or allergens, or triggered by an accumulation...

Cough

Coughs: Causes, Symptoms and Remedies

Whether it’s wet or dry, productive or unproductive, loud and barking or soft, coughing is uncomfortable. But why do we cough, and what good...

Cough

Other Reasons You Might Experience Flu Symptoms

Battling Flu-Like Symptoms You're sniffling, achy and tired, but why? While influenza, also known as the flu, is one potentialcause of these symptoms, you...

Cough

Cough Medicine Options

Thinner mucus is easier to cough up and out of your airway. Certain Mucinex® products contain guaifenesin, an expectorant, which helps to thin and...

Cough

The Effects of a Cough or Cold on Your Productivity

Anyone who’s ever soldiered through a miserable cold knows that a stuffy nose, sore throat and itchy palate doesn’t make you feel motivated and...

Cough

The Impact of a Cough or Cold on Sleep

It can seem like a Catch-22. Rest bolsters recovery from a cough or cold, but the symptoms often interfere with sleep. Whether you're hoping...

Cough

The Science Behind the Common Cold

There’s a reason they call it the “common cold” — because almost everyone experiences it many times in their lives. On average, adults develop...

Cough

What Causes a Fever and How to Fight It

We’ve all had one: fevers. It’s a short-term increase in the core temperature of the body. It’s uncomfortable. And warm. And typically just one...

Fever

Fever Relief Medicine Options

Your average body temperature can be between 97.7 °F—99.5 °F. This can vary by person or throughout the day. In adults, anything above 99.5...

Fever

What is a Low-Grade Fever?

If you're feeling a little feverish during cold and flu season, a low-grade fever might be the cause. But just what is a low-grade...

Fever

Products for Fever Relief

Several Mucinex® products contain acetaminophen, which is an analgesic and fever reducer. “Analgesic” is a fancy way of saying “pain reliever.” Acetaminophen should help...

Fever

How to Help Relieve a Headache

To relieve your headache quickly, you can reach for an over-the-counter solution, like acetaminophen. If you get a lot of headaches or find that...

Headache

Headache Relief Options

Secondary headaches happen because of an illness, like a cold or the flu. So you probably have other symptoms along with your headache. Several...

Headache

Runny Nose Causes, Symptoms and Treatments

Runny Nose Causes, Symptoms and Treatments The most common time we think about our noses is during cold and flu season, but a runny...

Runny Nose

When Should I be Worried About Coughing up Green Mucus?

When You Smell Something Coughing is bad enough, but when green mucus comes up in the process, it can be alarming. Ifyou cough up...

Mucus

Chest Congestion: Causes, Symptoms and Remedies

Causes, Symptoms and Remedies of Chest Congestion

Chest Congestion: Causes, Symptoms & Remedies Chest congestion is a simple umbrella term for too much mucus buildup in your lungs. It often accompanies...

Chest Congestion

Managing a Sore Throat During Pregnancy

Experiencing sore throats during pregnancy is uncomfortable and can raise concerns about the best way to manage them without affecting your health or that...

Allergy Symptoms: Can Allergies Cause a Sore Throat?

Allergies are a chronic medical condition that occurs when the immune system reacts excessively to substances that are usually harmless. These substances, called allergens,...

What Medicine Reduces Fever? Exploring Options

For those wondering what medicine reduces fever, several medicines and over-the-counter (OTC) treatment options are available. Fevers are often a symptom of various illnesses,...

What Helps with Sinus Pressure? Solutions Explored

To know what helps with sinus pressure, you must understand its underlying causes first. Sinus pressure can be an uncomfortable and bothersome condition that...

Chest Congestion: Causes, Symptoms and Remedies

The Life Cycle of a Cold

6 Common Lingering Cough Questions Answered

How to Help Stop a Cough in its Tracks

Cough

Mucinex

Mucus

Coughing Up Mucus? How to Decode Your Symptoms

Coughing Up Mucus? Decode Your Symptoms You don’t need an MD to tell you that coughing up mucus is no fun, but did you...

Mucus

Sore Throat

How Does my Body Usually Get Rid of Mucus?

Cilia are tiny hairs that cover the cells on top of the mucus membranes in your airways. These tiny hairs transport mucus and the...

Mucus

How to Get Mucus Relief

From moisturizing your body to protecting it from harmful bacteria, mucus plays an important role in health. When it thickens because of allergies, smoking,...

Mucus: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

We all need mucus to keep our bodies functioning normally. But when you have too much mucus, that’s when the problems can start. Healthy...

Mucus

Sore Throat

Should I go to Work With Green Phlegm?

What your doctor calls phlegm becomes mucus in polite conversation, and snot for those who are plagued by too much of it. Whatever you...

Cough

Mucus

Sore Throat

Stuffy Nose

What Causes Excess Mucus?

WHAT CAUSES EXCESS MUCUS? The coughing. The congestion. And just an overall feeling of being stuffed up. It’s all thanks to mucus. Most of...

Chest Congestion

Mucus

Remedies

Sore Throat

What Color Mucus is Normal?

Many people believe that the color of your mucus will tell you what kind of infection you have. This just isn't true. When...

Cough

Mucus

What Does Mucus do?

Your mouth, nose, throat, sinuses and lungs are lined with mucus membranes. These membranes contain mucus glands that produce - surprise - mucus. Mucus-producing...

Mucus

Sinus Pressure

What is Mucinex?

Let’s be honest: when you’re struggling with a nasty cough, icky mucus and a nose that’s running like a faucet, you don’t necessarily care...

Mucinex

Mucus

Why do I Keep Coughing Up Mucus at Night?

You’re in the middle of restful snooze when that annoying hacking jolts you awake. You can’t help but wonder, why now? Coughing up mucus...

Cough

Mucus

Does Chicken Noodle Soup Help With a Cold?

You always associate chicken soup with a sick day—and for a good reason. Your mother (and her mother before her) knew what she was...

Reasons Your Child Might Have a Constant Runny Nose

If your tissue supply can't keep up with your child's runny nose, you're probably eager for solutions. While most causes of nose-running can't be...

Mr. Mucus Coloring Page

Feeling under the weather? Here's a fun activity to help you pass the time. Print out this page and color away while your Mucinex...

Coloring Page

How to Help Children Who are Coughing Up Mucus

How to Help: Child Coughing Up Mucus Dealing with your own persistent cough can be difficult enough, but it's worse watching your child in...

How to Help Relieve Your Young Child's Sinus Infection

How to Help Relieve Your Young Child's Sinus Infection When your child’s cold has lasted the better part of two weeks and doesn’t seem...

Off-Limit Medications for Kids

There are some medications that aren’t safe for your child to use. Aspirin, which is a pain reliever, shouldn’t be given to children under...

Over the Counter Decongestants for Kids

It usually starts like this: Your child has a regular, run-of-the-mill cold for about a week. Just when you think it should be clearing...

Children's Cold Medicine Products

Mucinex® has a line of children’s products that may be able to address your child’s symptoms. Browse all of our children’s products here to...

When You are Thinking About Keeping Them Home From School

It’s never easy to tell when to keep your child home. There are a few guidelines that may help, though. According to the...

Cold and Flu Feel Better Tips For Children

FEEL BETTER TIPS While over-the-counter medicines help, there are still plenty of other things you can do to help your child feel better. ...

Remedies

CARE TIPS & RESOURCES

How Long Does a Cold Last?

Cold vs. Flu: What's The Difference?

Cold & Flu Sore Throat Relief Options

How Does Acetaminophen Work? Understanding This Common Ingredient Found in OTC Medications

Tips for Relieving Sinus Pressure

Why Am I Waking Up With Phlegm? Exploring Potential Causes

Flu Night Sweats: How to Cope and Get Adequate Rest

How Do Nasal Decongestants Work to Help You Cough Less?

How Is the Flu Spread? Virus Transmission Explained

Cold and Flu Prevention Tips

What Is A Productive Cough?

What is Benzocaine? Benzocaine for Throat Relief

Sinus Infection Getting Worse? 4 Things That Might Worsen It

What Causes a Runny Nose? How Does a Runny Nose Start?

The Difference Between a Constant Runny Nose Vs. Stuffy Nose

Why Do I Have a Constant Runny Nose?

Can I Blow my Nose too Much?

How to Relieve Sinus Pressure to Help You Sleep

Sinus Medicine Options

Sinus Pressure and Nasal Congestion: Causes, Symptoms and Remedies

Sinus Pressure Relief

Sinusitis Symptoms: Swelling and Mucus – a Painful Combination

The Anatomy of a Sinus Infection

What is Sinus Headache?

What is a Sinus Infection and How to Treat It

Where are My Sinuses?

How to Help Stop Sneezing

Sneezing Relief Options

How to Help a Sore Throat

Sore Throat: Causes, Symptoms and Remedies

How a Nasal Decongetant Can Help You Bring Relief

Products for Stuffy Nose Relief

Stuffy Noses: Causes, Symptoms and Remedies

What Causes Nasal Congestion?

How to Get Rid of a Runny Nose

Runny Nose Medicine Options

Chest Congestion Medicine Options

How Does a Decongestant Work to Help You Cough Less

How To Ease Coughing with OTC Cough Relief

Chest Cold Prevention Tips

Chest Congestion - Going Deeper

Chest Congestion Relief

Common Early Chest Cold Symptoms

Defining Chest Cold Symptoms

Common and Uncommon Symptoms of The Flu

How Does Coughing Get Rid of Excess Mucus?

Coughs: Causes, Symptoms and Remedies

Other Reasons You Might Experience Flu Symptoms

Cough Medicine Options

The Effects of a Cough or Cold on Your Productivity

The Impact of a Cough or Cold on Sleep

The Science Behind the Common Cold

What Causes a Fever and How to Fight It

Fever Relief Medicine Options

What is a Low-Grade Fever?

Products for Fever Relief

How to Help Relieve a Headache

Headache Relief Options

Runny Nose Causes, Symptoms and Treatments

When Should I be Worried About Coughing up Green Mucus?

Causes, Symptoms and Remedies of Chest Congestion

Managing a Sore Throat During Pregnancy

Allergy Symptoms: Can Allergies Cause a Sore Throat?

What Medicine Reduces Fever? Exploring Options

What Helps with Sinus Pressure? Solutions Explored

Chest Congestion: Causes, Symptoms and Remedies

The Life Cycle of a Cold

6 Common Lingering Cough Questions Answered

How to Help Stop a Cough in its Tracks

Coughing Up Mucus? How to Decode Your Symptoms

How Does my Body Usually Get Rid of Mucus?

How to Get Mucus Relief

Mucus: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Should I go to Work With Green Phlegm?

What Causes Excess Mucus?

What Color Mucus is Normal?

What Does Mucus do?

What is Mucinex?

Why do I Keep Coughing Up Mucus at Night?