By Dr. K. Ravi Teja
Consultant PulmonologistPublished on: 06 Sep 2020
Article Context:
Overview
What is Cough?

Types
Dry Cough
Wet Cough
Whooping Cough
Burning Cough
Serious Cough
Symptoms
- Due to running or sober nose
- Regular cleaning of the throat due to the presence of bacteria or infection
- Burning heart or bitter taste in your mouth
- Unable to breathe properly sometimes
Causes
Treatments
- There’s a cure for all the diseases. It can also be cured by proper medication and treatment
- Herbal syrup can be the best solution for your sore throat. Also, menthol flavor candy sometimes gives smoothness to the throat.
- Drinking hot water and taking hot sips of herbal tea can give relief. We cough when our throat has bacterias or infection in it. To reduce it we should drink hot water.
- Home remedy treatment is a great way of getting a cure for this. It is like taking a tablespoon of honey with Tulsi leaves sometimes gives us relief.
- Heating the airways by having some hot food or hot soup can control the release of bacteria.
- If it can be controlled through the homemade remedy we need not go for medicines. It’s better to cough sometimes because it releases mucus and cleans our lungs. If it remains for many days then consulting a doctor and taking proper medication is a better option for controlling it.
- Sometimes a heavy nose can be a reason for it, it can be cured by taking nostrils which will help in clearing the nose.
- A dry throat can be another reason for a heavy cough so try to take steam from hot water. Also, using a vaporizer can sometimes give you relief.
- Few people have an allergy to dust and pollution, they may avoid going frequently or else can use a mask to avoid dust. Also, they use anti-allergy medicines prescribed by doctors which will give them relief from dust.
- If a person is having a high cold then he/she may take a rest to avoid getting contact from the outside germs.
- Gargling with hot and saltwater is by far the best way to get rid of the cold and cough. Gargling several times a day will give you the best result.
- Eating ice cream sometimes will give you relaxation from a sore throat.
- Severe throat pain can be cured by taking some of the painkiller medicines.
Some of the Remedies That Will Naturally Give You Relief From Coughing
- A study says that honey works wonders during cough as it works as a medication for everyone. Two teaspoons of honey with warm water will show you results.
- Ginger will help you out with dry coughing and it also has anti-inflammatory properties present in it.
- Drinking fluids at room temperature or drinking hot water may relieve your coughing.
- Taking bromelain which has anti-inflammatory properties can cure it immediately.
- Having natural yogurt or having hot soup will do wonders to cure it.
Reference link:
- https://uhs.umich.edu/node/612
- https://www.wakehealth.edu/condition/c/chronic-cough
- https://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/meded/elective/pulmonary/cough/cough_f.htm
Frequently Asked Questions:
Coughing is a simple reflection of the high mucus that is secreted from the lungs. It may be due to the extra bacteria present in our airways. It should not last more than two weeks.
Relax your body.Take 2-3 deep breaths and exhale slowly with your mouth open.
While it can sometimes be difficult to identify the problem that triggers chronic coughing, the most common causes are tobacco use, postnasal drip, asthma, and acid reflux.
It can often last 10-14 days and is usually the last cold symptom to go away. In some cases, the cough can last more than 2 weeks.
Coughing that starts dry is often the first sign of acute bronchitis. Small amounts of white mucus may be expelled if the bronchitis is viral. If the mucus color changes to green or yellow, it may be a sign that a bacterial infection has also established itself.
Violent coughing can cause physical harm. It is the rapid expulsion of air from the lungs to clear the throat and airways of mucus, foreign particles, liquids, microbes, and various irritants.