Colds - Does Wearing Socks at Night Help?

Yes it does help and you should put a small towel around your neck with a towel too when you sleep at night. Use Mentholatum or Menthodex to rub under your feet and around your throat as well. Much more always where something on your feet even you are at home, do not walk bare-footed.

Hi Muelitz, here we don't wear socks during bedtime for the weather here is hot all the year round. My husband would wear socks night and day when spending our vacation in one of the hill resorts here. The weather there is cold all the time. I still could tolerate and enjoy putting on my shoes with barefoot. During rainy day the weather in the middle of the night is severe cold I then would like to wear cotton socks to keep my feet warm. I'm not sure whether it's easy to get cold or not without socks in cold day but I can't fall asleep if feet feeling the disgusting chilled cold. We don't wear white socks as it's easy to get dirty Furthermore wearing white socks seems like school boys and girls Happy posting

There is no evidence to show that being cold is what leads to having a cold, however everything that you can do to make yourself more comfortable will help your body to fight off anything that you might be coming down with. Although it might not help you to keep away from catching a cold, one of the things that it would help you with would be improving your circulation which would improve your health in the long term. So you should wear your socks if it makes you feel better, as keeping your feet warm is always a good idea.

Hi muelitz! I also wear socks especially if the weather is cold. Although we don't have winter season in our place, still Ber months are also cold. Wearing socks especially when sleeping does not only help me feel comfortable but it can also help to make the feet softer if applied with lotion or moisturizer. But I don't know if it has something to do with catching a cold. What I know is that it has some connection with exposure to a certain virus. Well, there is no harm if you try it. Have a nice day!

Thanks for sharing this discussion. Well i would always recommend to wear socks at night especially when it is cold outside. It is usually said that cold enters the body from our feet first and therefor we need to protect our feet from the cold at first and this is best done by the help of socks. They keep your toes and feet warm and protected against the possible chillness. u can wear it with ease and sleep for the entire night and get rid of it in the next morning. What say?

yeah it helps a lot. I wear socks when i am cold. I love to sleep in socks during cold weather. You must try it, you will know the difference and why your friends suggested socks. if not day time, wear it while sleeping. Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful day ahead.

Wear socks for comfort, but don't wear them in hopes of not getting colds. Being cold does not cause you to catch colds. If you want to decrease the number of colds you catch, become a compulsive hand washer, avoid sick people as much as you can, eat a healthy diet, and pack your diet with lots of immune-boosting foods.