- Coughing: Treatment, Symptoms, and Different Types of Cough - WebMD
Experts say coughing is the top reason people see a doctor — more than 30 million visits a year You can have an acute cough, one that comes on suddenly, like during a cold, or a chronic cough,
- Cough: Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment Conditions - Cleveland Clinic
A cough is a natural reflex that helps you keep your airways clear A cough may sometimes indicate a more serious condition
- Types of Coughs: Causes, Symptoms, and When It’s Serious - Healthline
Behavior or experience: When and why does the cough happen? Does it occur at night, after meals, or during exercise? Characteristics: How does your cough sound or feel? Hacking, wet, or dry?
- 11 Cough Symptoms, Causes (Dry Cough) How to Stop Coughing
Signs and symptoms of an acute cough are chills, fever, body aches, sore throat, and headache while signs and symptoms of a chronic cough are chronic sinus infections, runny nose, or postnasal drip As the cough worsens, it will will resolve when the cause is treated
- Cough - Wikipedia
A cough can be non-productive (dry) or productive (when phlegm is produced that may be coughed up as sputum) It may occur only at night (then called nocturnal cough), during both night and day, or just during the day [6] A number of characteristic coughs exist
- Cough - Mayo Clinic
A cough is your body's way of responding when something irritates your throat or airways An irritant stimulates nerves that send a message to your brain The brain then tells muscles in your chest and stomach area to push air out of your lungs to force out the irritant
- Cough | Chronic Cough | Acute Cough - MedlinePlus
Coughing helps your body heal or protect itself There are two types of coughs: acute and chronic Learn the causes of chronic cough
- Cough: Causes and Treatment - Patient
A cough is an automatic (reflex) muscle action that forces air up and out of your lower airways (lungs) and upper airways (windpipe, nose and mouth) Everyone coughs occasionally to 'clear their throat'
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