 [ Symptoms ] what is this cold going around i have been sick for over a week now and just lost my voice last night any remedies  it started with a scratchy throat runny nose plugged ears and cough i have had it for over a week and now it has moved down i to my chest making it hard to breathe it is a raspy feeling when i inhale and now i have lost my voice and sound like a bad squeak toy help any remedies to get through this [ Disease ] there are over 200 known viruses that cause a cold and those cold symptoms and each person reacts differently you can have more than one of those viruses at the same time colds last a week and there are not remedies that have been scientifically proven to shorten that course assuming you do not develop a secondary infection you should be feeling better soon all of those cold medications are for controlling those annoying symptoms but they will not cure anything