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Coughing is such a common symptom of seasonal infections that it is often underestimated. But what if the tiresome cough does not go away? Learn the types of cough and find out how you can alleviate this symptom.
Coughing is one of the basic components of the respiratory defense mechanism. It is an unconditional reflex, caused by irritation of the nerve endings in the mucosa of the upper respiratory tract. With the help of coughing, the respiratory tract is cleared of mucus or other impurities. The cough can be mild, short-lived and self-limiting, such as when you are temporarily in a smoky or dusty room, but it can also be tiring, persistent and last for weeks. Coughing accompanies many diseases, ranging from viral or bacterial infections to allergies, asthma and serious lung and heart diseases. In a situation where cough is one of the many ailments that accompany the infection, we most often undertake symptomatic treatment. It is different when coughing is the only noticeable complaint. Then it is often simply underestimated.
Types of cough
Cough can be divided according to its duration. A cough that lasts up to three weeks is defined as sudden or severe. It is the acute cough that most often occurs with various types of infections. A cough that lasts three to eight weeks is called chronic and a cough that lasts longer than eight weeks is chronic.
Depending on whether the secretion is expectorated during the cough, there is a dry cough, also known as a non-productive cough, and a wet cough, i.e. a productive cough.
For dry and wet cough you can use For cough – a herbal mixture for children that covers the mucous membranes of the respiratory system and throat and relieves unpleasant symptoms.
With a dry cough, we experience unpleasant irritation in the trachea and discomfort when breathing. It is also usually quite violent. Dry cough often occurs in the first phase of viral infections, then evolving into a wet cough. After an infection, a dry cough may bother you for several weeks. Dry cough is a very tiring phenomenon, and despite the fact that it is a natural defense mechanism, sometimes we resort to medications that inhibit this reflex
A wet or productive cough, which causes secretion in the airways, helps to clear the lungs. Often, however, when the residual secretion is too thick and sticky, even repeated coughing reflexes do not end with expectoration. The secretion in the respiratory tract creates a good environment for the growth of bacteria, which in turn can lead to a much more dangerous infection and the need for antibiotic therapy.
Antibiotic therapy destroys not only pathogenic bacteria, but also the natural bacterial flora needed by the body to maintain proper immunity. The most common side effect of taking antibiotics is candidiasis, i.e. mycosis, and problems with the digestive system. Some antibiotics, taken in severe infections, can damage hearing, liver, kidneys, bone marrow and nervous system for a long time. After antibiotic therapy, the immune system rebuilds itself for a very long time, up to six weeks. So in order to avoid the seasonal cold turning into a bacterial infection, we need to know what type of cough we are dealing with and quickly treat it.
Both dry and wet cough benefit from licorice found in Pukka Three Licorice – licorice tea. The licorice elixir is also part of the COVID Kit, which also includes Coronachinin capsules and Fix Wirustop tea.
Ways to relieve cough
The mainstay of cough treatment is to distinguish which type of cough you are dealing with, as the treatment of these two types of cough itself is radically different. When coughing is dry, unproductive, we use antitussive drugs to inhibit the cough reflex. It is worth remembering that dry and warm air intensifies attacks of non-productive cough. In order to alleviate it, it is necessary to ensure proper hydration of the room where the coughing person is and drinking plenty of fluids.
In turn, in the case of wet cough, we use agents whose task is to reduce the secretion of mucus and reduce its viscosity, which accelerates and facilitates its expectoration.
Of course, we can also fight wet cough using home methods, such as systematic inhalations, rubbing ointments or patting. Home remedies are tedious, require regularity, and their effectiveness in many cases is questionable. In order to shorten the treatment time as much as possible and get rid of the troublesome ailments, it is better to reach for specialist agents available in pharmacies without a prescription.
To alleviate coughing, use nebulization, which you can carry out with the help of a Nebulizer – the Neno Sente Compressor Inhaler or the Neno Bene Mobile Nebulizer.
Try Herbapol cough syrups, which you can find on Medonet Market, for example:
- Icelandic lichen and lilac flower syrup,
- Wild mallow syrup with vitamin C,
- Marshmallow syrup with vitamin C,
- Plantain syrup with vitamin C,
- Lilac flower syrup with vitamin C,
- PNEUMOPOL syrup with elderberry,
- Mullein syrup with vitamin C,
- Thyme syrup and coltsfoot,
- Thyme syrup with vitamin C,
- Pine syrup with vitamin C.
You can also soothe your cough with tea with ginger and lemon. At Medonet Market you can buy Ginger Lemon Bio Yogi Tea at a lower price.
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