Coughing causes a lot of trouble, both adults and children. It is extremely rare that it is an independent disease and most often represents a concomitant symptom of a cold, heart failure, bronchial asthma, etc. Treatment of cough can last from several days to several weeks. It is extremely important to understand what caused the cough, and only then take measures to eliminate it.
Cough - a protective reaction of the lungs
It really is. So that the lungs do not clog with sputum or dirt, an irritating cough begins, due to which cleansing occurs. But it is good if it is wet and unhindered displays all that is unnecessary. But there is still a dry cough, it is the most dangerous one. It seems to be good, the patient coughs, but there is no result. In this case, the treatment of cough will be to accelerate the formation of sputum and its removal from the lungs.
It is important to start treatment in a timely manner and not hope that all symptoms disappear on their own. The fact is that if you do not carry out cough treatment, then it can go into a chronic form, which is no longer good.
How to treat a cough
The best way to start the right treatment is to seek the help of a doctor. He will more accurately be able to determine its etiology and prescribe appropriate medications. But if you are going to treat a cough on your own, then know that there are several types of drugs that can be prescribed for cough treatment.
- If your cough is dry, then it is advisable to take expectorants. For example, Mukaltin, Gedeliks, Doctor IOM.
- If sputum is viscous, then mucolytic agents will help to liquefy it . For example, Bromhexine, Ambroxol, Fluimucil.
- If the cough is very strong, then drugs that directly affect the cough receptors can suppress it. For example, Tusuprex, Libexin.
Treatment of cough with folk remedies
Traditional medicine offers a considerable amount of good remedies that effectively fight cough. Here are some of them:
- Take an equal amount of honey, butter and lemon juice. Mix the ingredients well, and then add a tablespoon of brandy to them and cook over low heat for ten minutes. Ready syrup should be drunk three times a day, one glass each.
- Take two onions, pour them with a glass of milk and cook a little. Then insist four hours, strain. To cure a cough, drink the prepared product in a tablespoon every three hours.
- Squeeze out juice from fresh cabbage, add a little sugar to it. Drink a teaspoon several times during the day. You can add honey instead of sugar, the effect will be even greater.
Treating Cough in Babies
If an adult can still find the treatment on his own, then in the case of infants and children of infancy it is not so simple. It will be correct if the pediatrician prescribes treatment. In no case should you give young children the means invented by traditional medicine. It is very dangerous.
It will be very good if parents take care of buying a device such as a nebulizer in advance. It is intended for inhalation, and this is perhaps the safest treatment for coughing in infants. But here, you will need the advice of a doctor to determine which drug for inhalation is more appropriate to use.
The main mistake in the treatment of cough
Often, when we have a cough, we drink what comes to hand. As a result, it may turn out that the cough is dry, and the drug is taken to suppress it, and not to thin the sputum. Therefore, it is important to make sure in the form of a cough, as well as read the instructions for the selected drug, which necessarily says what it should be used for.