can you think of any remedies that would help me other than taking cough medicine? i d rather stay away from meds unless i really have to. i agree. so this is what i recommend you do. it s a remedy that may help you feel better and you can try it in two different ways. i actually even heard of somebody using one of these to help with pneumonia. so take a small pot and fill it with water. heat the water to boiling and then turn off the gas. drop either ten drops of tea tree oil or five drops of oregano oil into the water. i do mean aroma oils. clean aroma oils. take a towel and put it over your head and put your face over pot. don t get too close. you don t want to burn yourself. you breathe in and out 0 over the pot for about two minutes. do this three times a day. until your symptoms have been alleviated. i think you ll find great relief from it. if you have a question you d like answered just e-mail or tweet me at the addresses listed