Started a week ago thursday with a sore throat, turned into a head cold mid week, now head and throat are fine but ears are clogged and still coughing. I heard this is the tail end of the virus.
Once it passes your chest you are fine, the duration according to my doctor is about two weeks, which would be thursday-cutting it close as we leave on friday! Nothing you can do really as it is a virus-just needs to run its course, taking lots of zinc and vitamin c and OTC cold stuff.