The common cold does not normally require the use of a ventilator. If the patient has an underlying disease such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or a severe pneumonia-type influenza patient, it can lead to respiratory failure and may require ventilator therapy. The common cold is an infectious disease of the upper respiratory tract caused by a viral infection. Symptoms are usually mild, mainly characterized by nasal congestion, runny nose, coughing and other symptoms, while severe cases may also have fever, headache and so on. The common cold is self-limiting and usually resolves in 5 to 7 days. Therefore, patients with common cold generally do not need to use a ventilator. If the patient also has an underlying disease such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the cold may induce an acute exacerbation of COPD, leading to type II respiratory failure, which may require ventilator treatment. Influenza is caused by the influenza virus and is characterized by severe symptoms, mainly systemic symptoms, which may be manifested as high fever, headache, dizziness, generalized aches and pains, malaise and other toxic symptoms. Pneumonia-type people manifest pneumonia and even respiratory failure. If patients have severe respiratory failure, they may need to use ventilator treatment. If the patient has serious symptoms of cold, it is recommended to consult the doctor in time and standardize the treatment under the doctor’s guidance, so as not to delay the condition.