Ever wonder why, when you're feeling under the weather, your teeth seem to be especially sensitive to pain? It has to do, ...

If you have a head cold, you might be more prone to tooth pain. That’s because your sinuses cavities sit in your face underneath your eyes, very close to your teeth and palate.

If you've been sick for a few days and you now cough up darker yellow mucus, it's still probably just a cold. But if it goes on this way for more than a week, it's a good idea to see your doctor.

My head is swollen, my eyeballs hurt, my teeth hurt, my eyebrows hurt and I can’t hear anything in the bottom of the well. I sound like an end-stage smoker when I try to talk.

What’s actually getting you sick when it’s cold out, according to a doctor — and the old wives’ tale to ignore By . Diana Bruk. Published Feb. 23, 2025, 8:00 a.m. ET.