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How do ceiling fans have to do with having a cold?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
Not much: Probably not much. Contrary to popular belief, you get colds come from other people who have them, not from breezes or temperature changes. That being said, there was a curious study many years ago that found an increased frequency of colds in people whose feet were exposed to the breeze of a fan while they slept, so who knows?
Answered 9/28/2016
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