she started getting a sore throat on sunday. still had it today, but not as bad. tonsils are a little puffy, so is her uvula. she sounded just a little horse.

she has a choir program with 2 solos on thursday night.

she takes a daily multi vitamin. i added a b- complex and an extra c when school started. she eats exceptionally healthy and drinks lots and lots of water.

on sunday she took 400mg of echinaea 2x. same with today.

i know part of the problem may be the face gear. ( like the old head gear for braces, but this is more like a wire mask to bring the top jaw forward) it is impossible for her to sleep with her mouth closed. humidity has been ok to high here in texas.

what else can you recommend? is the dose of echinacea enough? i hate to give her otc stuff like dayquil or nyquil. benadryl absolutely wires her.

she is 12. 5 ft 8 inches+ and weighs 110-112. she is really freaking about this, because a producer is coming to hear her.

thanks for any help you or any can give. she says she will try whatever...as long as it's not stinky stuff to rub on her and make her go to school.