"Spitting all mucous and phlegm has helped, I know...even though the volume of that is small."
Two doctors have told me to sniff and swallow instead of blowing my nose when I have a cold. They say that if I blow my nose, my body will go to work making more mucous. But not if I sniff and swallow, because my body will have plenty. Sniff and swallow to diminish nasal congestion. That is their advice. And people want drugs from these barbarians. Please forgive me for violating the cardinal rule: no name-calling.