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