4. Excess Mucus
Another early sign that a URI is due, is the trademark snotty noses that kindergarten children seem to have on a permanent basis. If you’re starting to talk like you’ve got a peg on your nose and you’re finding that your nose is running like a seemingly endless tap, there’s a good chance that an upper respiratory infection is on the way.
Parents, teach your kids to blow their noses, as opposed to constantly sniffing the green gooey waterfall back up into the clogged up source. The rest of the world will thank you for that. It’s a case of catching it, kill it, bin it for the rest of us. Better out than in for snot, so blow your nose as much as you need, just be careful not to burst a blood vessel with some elephant-like over-exuberance.
No one likes a snotty nose, but it’s a great early warning sign that a URI is pending.