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Seren Morris

8 top tips for sleeping when you have a cold

Getting a good night’s sleep is important when suffering from a cold

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Getting a good night’s sleep is crucial for recovering from a common cold. In fact, not sleeping can make your cold or flusymptoms worse.

Dr Lindsay Browning, psychologist, neuroscientist and sleep expert at And So To Bed explains, “Congestion caused by either a virus or allergies can greatly affect the quality of our sleep, which in turn affects our physical and mental health.

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