Treating Persistent Coughs Is Necessary
Coughing is usually accompanied with common cold and flu, and results in acute pain and dryness in throat. It is important to seek suitable medical help and get it treated appropriately.
The body's defence mechanism instigates coughs to clear the passage of air in the throat which restricts proper air flow to the lungs. They are not only an outcome of physiological problems but can also be triggered by psychological reasons. The former is caused when the cough results from external irritants like dust, cigarette smoke, environmental pollutants etc or because of a medical disorder. The latter is a habit of coughing or sneezing in an individual without any definite physical reason, and it is called 'habitual coughing' or Streruphilia in medical terminology.
Cough can often be acute or chronic, depending on its typical characteristics and on the basis of the span for which it continues and its intensity. Acute coughing problems which go on for not greater than 3 weeks at a stretch can be caused because of diseases that are either infectious or non-infectious. Examples of ailments of one time nature that result in painful coughs are pneumonia and sinusitis and examples of complications triggering chronic coughs are bronchitis and asthma.
Consulting a medical practitioner is important to get to the underlying cause of the complication and taking suitable treatment to get well again. Antihistamines, antibiotics and cough suppressants are some of the medications often prescribed by the physicians to provide relief from acute coughing. However, chronic coughs might need the patient to undergo prolonged therapies, that can go on for months at a stretch until the problem is alleviated.
As with any other medical condition, prevention of cough is much more sensible than having to cure it later when you become badly affected by it. Positive lifestyle changes can keep you away from cough related problems and for that you must not smoke and take a proper, balanced diet. - 17273
The body's defence mechanism instigates coughs to clear the passage of air in the throat which restricts proper air flow to the lungs. They are not only an outcome of physiological problems but can also be triggered by psychological reasons. The former is caused when the cough results from external irritants like dust, cigarette smoke, environmental pollutants etc or because of a medical disorder. The latter is a habit of coughing or sneezing in an individual without any definite physical reason, and it is called 'habitual coughing' or Streruphilia in medical terminology.
Cough can often be acute or chronic, depending on its typical characteristics and on the basis of the span for which it continues and its intensity. Acute coughing problems which go on for not greater than 3 weeks at a stretch can be caused because of diseases that are either infectious or non-infectious. Examples of ailments of one time nature that result in painful coughs are pneumonia and sinusitis and examples of complications triggering chronic coughs are bronchitis and asthma.
Consulting a medical practitioner is important to get to the underlying cause of the complication and taking suitable treatment to get well again. Antihistamines, antibiotics and cough suppressants are some of the medications often prescribed by the physicians to provide relief from acute coughing. However, chronic coughs might need the patient to undergo prolonged therapies, that can go on for months at a stretch until the problem is alleviated.
As with any other medical condition, prevention of cough is much more sensible than having to cure it later when you become badly affected by it. Positive lifestyle changes can keep you away from cough related problems and for that you must not smoke and take a proper, balanced diet. - 17273
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