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Colds are extremely common during the winter months, but not all cold-like symptoms troubling Britons might not be due to the viral illness, according to an expert.
Many problems you put down to a pesky cold may actually be a sign of small critters residing in your bed.
Rebecca Swain of Winstons Beds has revealed the most common warning signs of dust mites that you’re probably ignoring.
In case you aren’t aware, dust mites are minuscule pests attracted to dead skin cells in the bedding and are likely to appear in bedrooms with high humidity levels.
The mattress expert warned that those waking up with a dry cough could be sleeping in a bed “infested with dust mites”.