Using Sleep Aid Products to Combat Colds

Video Transcript

"Now in this particular clip, I'm going to show you some particular products that will help you to sleep and to get a good night's sleep. Sometimes some of the symptoms that you get from colds and flu interfere with your sleep and sleep, obviously, is one of the things that you need to help you get better in a quicker time. So, readily available products in the pharmacy and local drugstores. Nyquil is good; here, is what we call Nyquil. You can get this in many kinds of forms (in gels or tablets); here you have a liquid gel cap. You just swallow this and it has medication in there to relieve the symptoms of colds and flu but it also will help you to have a good night's sleep. It has a little bit of sedative medication in it. There's another one called Contac, which is good. This is maximum strength. It also will help alleviate some of the symptoms (the congestion, the nasal irritation, pain and the fever). This is good and it's drowsy, so only take this medication when you are ready to go to bed and get the non-drowsy type of medication when you need to take it during the daytime (or particularly if you need to go out and drive or go to work so you don't feel drowsy and sedated during the day). And of course, for children, make sure you get products with the right dosage for pediatric population for children. So, here's Tylenol and Pedia Care which also help the children relieve some of their symptoms such as fevers. Vapor rub is actually a very good menthol and you can rub it on the child's chest or under this area under your nose so that you can breathe in the vapor menthol. That will help to relax you as well as help for you to breathe easier when you have your congestion. "