A “head cold” involves symptoms in your head, like a stuffed, runny nose and watery eyes. With a “chest cold

,” you'll have chest congestion and a cough. Viral bronchitis

Viral bronchitis

Symptoms and incubation

Acute infectious bronchitis has an incubation period of four to six days. In the hours leading up to the start of your symptoms, you may feel tired, have a headache, and have a runny nose and sore throat.

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is sometimes called a “chest cold.” Like colds, viruses also cause viral bronchitis.

What does it mean when someone's head is cold?

A head cold occurs when a viral infection causes symptoms primarily in the head, such as a stuffy nose or a headache. It differs from a chest cold because of the location of the symptoms. Chest colds cause symptoms including chest congestion and coughing.

How do you release a cold from your head?