Comparison of Supportive Therapies for Symptom Relief From Pediatric Upper Respiratory Infections (URIs)

Inclusion Criteria: * Ages 0-18 years old * URI symptoms of less than 1 week duration. * No new medications prescribed during this ED visit other than antipyretics and refills of routine medications (ie. refills of bronchodilators are OK). * Symptom severity scores of atleast 3 ("sometimes" on a Likert 7 point scale) on at least 2 survey questions related to symptom scores (cough frequency/severity, effect on the child's sleep, effect on parental sleep, combined symptom severity). * Parent consenting the child must have two valid forms of contact information (ie. phone number and email address) in order to follow up as needed for completion of 2nd and 3rd surveys. * Parent consenting the child must have access to internet connection or phone for the following 2-4 days after enrollment. * Parent consenting the child must be able to fluently read and speak English without the use of aides. This study budget does not allow for multilingual resources. Exclusion Criteria: * Chronic pulmonary disease * Chronic or congenital cardiac disease * Chronic cough * Acute pneumonia * Any patient that will receive a new prescription from this ED visit (antibiotics, inhalers, steroids, etc) * Any patient currently using a handheld humidifier for this URI.