| > | | | | * You may also use nonprescription cough |
| A cough is an action your body takes to get rid of | | | | suppressants, which may help you stop coughing, and |
| substances that are irritating to your air passages, | | | | expectorants, which may make coughing easier so |
| which carry the air you breathe in from the nose and | | | | you can bring up mucus. |
| mouth to the lungs. A cough occurs when special cells | | | | * Avoiding caffeine and alcohol, which cause |
| along the air passages get irritated and trigger a chain | | | | you to lose extra fluid from your body and may lead |
| of events. Types of Cough | | | | to dehydration. |
| Irritable Cough | | | | * Cutting back or stopping smoking, if you |
| Phlegmatic Cough | | | | smoke. |
| Wheezing Cough | | | | * Getting enough rest so your body has the |
| Bronchial Cough | | | | energy needed to fight the infection. |
| Tubercular Cough | | | | * Generally, you feel better sooner if you rest |
| Cancerous Cough | | | | more than usual while you have acute Coughing. |
| Causescommon causes of coughs include: | | | | * Using nonprescription Cough Treatment, such |
| * Allergies and asthma | | | | as acetaminophen, ibuprofen, or aspirin, to relieve |
| * Lung infections such as pneumonia or acute | | | | fever and body aches. Do not give aspirin to anyone |
| bronchitis | | | | younger than age 20. |
| * Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | | | | * Breathing moist air from a humidifier, hot |
| (emphysema or chronic bronchitis) | | | | shower, or sink filled with hot water. The heat and |
| * Sinusitis leading to postnasal drip | | | | moisture can help keep mucus in your airways moist |
| * Lung disease such as bronchiectasis, interstitial | | | | so it can be coughed out easily. |
| lung disease, or tumors | | | | Home Remedy for Cough |
| * Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) | | | | Grapes are one of the most effective home |
| * Cigarette smoking | | | | remedies for the treatment of a cough.A cup of |
| * Exposure to secondhand smoke | | | | grape juice mixed with a teaspoon of honey is |
| * Exposure to air pollutants | | | | advised for cough relief. |
| * Bird flu in humans | | | | The use of raw onion is valuable in a cough. This |
| * Childhood asthma can lead to cough | | | | vegetable should be chopped fine and the juice |
| * Headache | | | | extracted from it. One teaspoon of the juice should |
| * | | | | then be mixed with one teaspoon of honey and kept |
| Signs & Symptomssymptom of some internal | | | | for four or five hours-it will make an excellent cough |
| ailment. There can be different kinds of coughing, | | | | syrup and should be taken twice daily. Onions are also |
| which could mean different disorders with the | | | | useful in removing phelgm. A medium-sized onion |
| respiratory system. For detailed information on the | | | | should be crushed, the juice of one lemon added to |
| different cough symptoms and what they can be | | | | it, and then one cup of boiling water poured on it. A |
| interpreted as, refer to the table describing the types | | | | teaspoon of honey can be added for taste. |
| of cough. | | | | The turmeric plant is useful in a dry cough. The root |
| Treatment for Cough | | | | should he roasted and powdered. This powder should |
| * Relieving your cough by drinking fluids, using | | | | be taken in three gram doses twice daily, in the |
| cough drops, and avoiding lung irritants. | | | | morning and evening. |