"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message
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Dave wrote:

For me a cold is a cold and I chose not to fly. I have one now and I am
dreading Thursday when I fly to the US for my holiday. 11 hours of
flying
even as a passenger does not thrill me. I just know that pressure
changes
will cause me sinus pain. It seems that anything involving more than
2000ft
in pressure changes with a cold becomes uncomfortable.

Try a double dose of pseudoephedrine hydrochloride (if it's available
there).
Take it several hours before boarding and follow the directions for repeat
doses
until you land. Its major side-effect is insomnia.

We have that here its called Sudafed, not only does it cause insomnia, it
causes me nightmares too. Wont do ranting on the plane at 35,000 ft.

Dave