The Gravity Push
Many health experts explain that, because you spend much of your day walking about or sitting at a desk (just in different postures that keep you in an erect position), it is easier for mucus gathering in your respiratory tracts and nasal routes to flow downwards and be carried away. For this reason, you wouldn’t feel the blockage of the nose severely in the daytime. Additionally, your airways are cleared up, and you can breathe properly. But at night, the situation is usually slightly different. You’re likely to be bundled up in bed, looking up at the dreary ceiling, and wondering what sort of cold you’ve got in the first place. Here, gravity still does its job of pushing down the mucus, but in this case, to the back of your throat. Your throat and nose feel attacked and blocked, you’re forced to take in air through your mouth. This, in turn, has its own effects of drying up your mouth and airways, and you’re likely to cough more frequently. It could help to place a pillow beneath you to raise your head and let the mucus flow downwards. [1]
