Further accompanying symptoms of rhinitis

Earache can have various causes. Mostly, however, they are accompanied by a sore throat and are a so-called accompanying symptom. These earaches are then called secondary otalgia.

They are usually accompanied by fever, hoarseness, difficulty swallowing and coughing. Ear pain can also be caused by an inflammation of the tonsils, throat or sinuses. The diseases mentioned at the beginning, such as sore throat and/or rhinitis, are sometimes accompanied by fever or, more often, an increased temperature and chills.

Then the disease is usually called a flu-like infection or in some cases it is also directly the real flu (influenza) or another disease such as whistling glandular fever, diphtheria or scarlet fever. In general, if the fever lasts 3 days or longer, it is important to consult a doctor. Especially if the fever reaches values of 39 degrees or more.

With small children or even babies, this limit is naturally set lower and you have to see a pediatrician as soon as 38 degrees and most of them as early as one day. Usually, headaches can be observed as an accompanying symptom of a cold. Since the nasopharynx is usually blocked in the case of a cold, the pressure can no longer be properly equalized.

The more the pressure increases, the more this becomes noticeable in the head. In addition, researchers assume that “cold headaches” are a reaction of the body to certain endogenous proteins, so-called cytokines, which are released by the immune system in the case of viral infections. The headaches associated with rhinitis are usually a harbinger of the onset of sinusitis.

To relieve the headache, it is important to give the body plenty of rest. Since headaches are “only” a side effect in this case, most patients will not be able to move much anyway due to the cold or more serious illness. It is also recommended to allow the head sufficient fresh air when free of fever.

If you want to counteract the headache quickly, medicines from the pharmacy with the ingredient acetylsalicylic acid usually help. Sore throat and diarrhoea can occur together in the context of a flu (influenza) or cold. This is however rather rare.

Therefore one does not rank diarrhea around connection with cold and sore throat also among the main symptoms. Diarrhoea always indicates involvement of the gastrointestinal tract and nausea and vomiting can also occur. On the one hand, this can be caused by influenza viruses themselves migrating into the gastrointestinal tract. In addition, influenza weakens the immune system to such an extent that it can easily lead to a secondary infection in the stomach and intestinal area.