10 Home Remedies for Influenza You Need to Know

7. Eat lots of hard candy or throat lozenges

Sore throat and cough are common symptoms of flu. Therefore, eating lots of hard candy or throat lozenges will help to alleviate your sore throat and can ease your cough. These symptoms can be especially hard to deal with during the night. This is because when you have cough, your sleep is often interrupted as you are likely to wake up from all of the coughing. Keep a pack of lozenges or cough drops near you and within reach. When you wake up from coughing, pop one lozenges or cough drop into your mouth. This helps to alleviate the need for you to cough temporarily and allow you to fall back to sleep.