About 30 percent of the population suffers from different types of cough. This condition not only reduces working capacity, but can also completely change a person’s lifestyle, as there is insomnia, headaches and depression. Especially painful is a long-lasting cough. It may appear as a complication after colds or other diseases. If the cough persists for more than a month, then
You need to be examined by a doctor, as this can be a symptom of asthma, cancer, or heart dysfunction. In this case, it cannot be cured without eliminating its cause.
What are the causes of lingering cough?
It is believed that a long-lasting cough torments mainly smokers. It is impossible to get rid of it completely. But people who do not have this bad habit sometimes suffer from a protracted cough.
1. Most often, it remains after colds or viral diseases. With proper treatment, a cough goes away after a while.
2. One of the most common causes of lingering cough is asthma. This disease is now found in every twentieth person. In this case, the cough is occasional or permanent. Sometimes it is the only symptom of the disease. It is necessary to treat it with asthma, because it can lead to suffocation.
3. Often a cough appears due to irritation of the throat with nasal discharge. In this case, it intensifies at night or in the morning.
4. A persistent cough may indicate incipient tuberculosis, lung cancer, or pleurisy.
5. Sometimes a prolonged cough occurs as an allergic reaction to various irritants.
6. For some diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, a persistent cough is also possible for a long time. This occurs with rotavirus infection, reflux, dysbiosis, or helminthic invasion.
Treatment for lingering cough
First of all, it is necessary to eliminate its causes and cure the underlying disease. But there are special medicines to suppress the cough reflex, as well as various mucolytic drugs. Modern medicines often have a complex effect and treat different types of cough. The most effective are Bromhexine and Ambroxol. They are produced not only in the form of tablets, but also in the form of syrup for children.
If a wet cough does not go away for a long time , you need to take medications that dilute sputum and help its evacuation from the lungs, for example, ACC. Additionally, it is recommended to use folk remedies.
Traditional medicine for cough
The most famous are inhalations from a decoction of pine buds, eucalyptus leaves or peppermint essential oil. Warming the chest and back with a blue lamp or mashed boiled potatoes is also useful. When a cough persists after a cold for a long time, it is good to drink the juice of currants or cabbage with sugar, a decoction of linden blossom or apples with a core. Effective for rapid discharge of sputum cranberry juice or
viburnum with sugar or honey. It is also recommended to eat baked pears, drink carrot juice with milk or a decoction of
wheat bran.A long-term cough is exhausting and leads to a decrease in performance. Therefore, it is necessary to be examined and treat it and the diseases that cause it.