Whooping cough is going around the US, right now. I'm pretty sure I had it several weeks ago. I had a fever and I was very sick for a while, not as sick as when I had swine flu, and wasn't sick for nearly as long, but still pretty bad.

When the fever went away, I had such severe facial and ear congestion that I thought I had an ear infection and my face hurt really bad. My doctor said it was just congestion, and I used a prescription I already had to treat it.

I'm still congested from time to time, but better than before, and my coughing fits, though they sound really awful, don't come very often, maybe once a day, maybe twice.

I buy my Oreganol from Vitacost. It is pretty cheap there.

I was really worried when I had the flu symptoms, but as far as I know, radiation exposure doesn't cause ear and face congestion.

I'm just saying, don't panic. Get your oil of oregano, and don't panic.