Sarah Jividen, RN, BSN, is a trained neuro/trauma, and emergency room nurse turned healthcare freelance writer. As a journalism major, she combined her love for writing with her passion for high ...

Phlegm can build up at the back of your throat when you lie down in bed and trigger coughing at night. “The most common cause of this is an upper respiratory tract infection such as colds or flu ...

If you feel phlegm stuck in the back of your throat and have a persistent cough from a postnasal drip, keeping your head ...

It’s pretty common for cold symptoms like a runny nose, cough, sore throat, and even fever to get worse at night. I’d always thought it was just because I was paying more attention to my cold when I ...