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The main reason for cold and flu symptoms to worsen at night is due to cortisol levels in your body. Cortisol is a hormone produced by the adrenal gland. It works on a 24 hour cycle where a person's highest level of cortisol is during the day- and lessens as the day ends. When your body has its highest level of cortisol (during the day) it actually effects T-cell growth, preventing the immune system to work at its full potential. At night, cortisol levels drop, allowing the immune system to kick in. Believe it or not, you actually feel slightly worse when your immune system is hard at work. (ie. congestion is worse- this is because your body is actually breaking up the mucus, causing a worse sensation. The same applies to a worse cough, stuffier nose, etc.) Also, as gravity has it, if you are in bed laying down, this tends to allow congestion to settle more and your nose not to drain as well as if you were standing upright.
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Why does a cold get bad at night?
A cold gets worse during the night because your laying down and gravity is not in your favor.
What was the weather like in Gallipoli ww1?
the night where cold and during the winter in was even worse the days were as cold as the Autumn nights and the night were freezing
Does sugar make a cold worse?
Yes when you take sugar when you have a cold, it will make your cold worse.
Can a bad cold be made worse by just conceiving?
no a bad cold can't be made worse by conceiving
Finish this joke what worse then a bee with a cold?
What is worse than a bee with a cold? A bee covered in hives.
Does cold wet winter weather make gout symptoms worse?
Does the cold make gout worse
If you have a cold and you swim does it get worse?
If you are cold your body has a harder time trying to fight off infection. so if you swim in warm water then no, it will not get worse. however if you swim in cold water you may stay sick for longer. it would be rare for a cold to get worse though, just a longer duration.
Why do you stay at home and sleep all day but your cold gets worse and worse?
microorganisms
What is the worse disease you can get?
the common cold. =D
When was Cold Night For Alligators created?
Cold Night For Alligators was created in 2008.
What actors and actresses appeared in Cold Cold Night - 2007?
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