To get some relief, rinse out your
nasal passages with a
saline solution, says Dr. Ruth Sorotzkin, an internist and family medicine physician
at Saint John's Health Centre in Santa Monica, Calif..
The Defense: In addition to your usual hand - washing routine, use a spritz or two of
saline nasal spray when you board, and drink 8 - 12 ounces of water every couple hours, says Clayton Cowl, M.D., chair of the Division of Preventive, Occupational, and Aerospace Medicine
at the Mayo Clinic.