question: I was at my grandmothers this weekend and the air in her house is really dry and I ended up getting a sore throat and a really stuffy nose. I have a bad cough and it s all been going on for 2 1/2 days. I don t have a temp so my parents don t believe I m sick. But I really just don t feel well and there s a nasty taste in the back of my throat I always get when I m sick and it won t go away.