Cold-sock remedy for nighttime cough
Q. I recently read your article about putting Vicks VapoRub on the feet at night to calm a cough. You described a plausible explanation for why it works. I saw a social media post describing the cold-sock remedy for coughs. You dampen cotton socks in cold water. Wring them out well and, after you put them on, layer on dry wool socks over the top. Then you can sleep without a cough waking you up. How would that work? A. Thanks for sharing a fascinating remedy that we had not heard about previously. We suspect it works through a similar pathway as Vicks VapoRub. The explanation you ...
