Quite often, a dry cough without fever, despite the apparent harmlessness, is a sign of a serious illness.
It must be understood that coughing is the way the human body protects itself from foreign particles that enter the body. These particles include substances that cause an allergic reaction, microorganisms, bacteria and viruses, sputum and dust particles.
Almost any dry cough without fever only confirms the fact that in the human body there is some kind of inflammatory process, or an allergic reaction.
Quite often, coughing can be caused by air pollution and dust. However, if a dry cough without fever for several days does not go away and only intensifies, it will be more correct to consult a doctor who will prescribe a full examination.
Dry cough without fever: treatment
Quite often, attacks of severe dry cough without an increase in temperature can be caused by smoking, as well as the result of inhalation of toxic substances that will irritate the mucous membrane of the larynx. In addition, dust mites and, even worse, helminthic infestations, for example, migration of roundworm larvae, can become causes.
However, it may be that a dry cough, sore throat are signs of pneumonia. Therefore, in such cases, treatment without antibiotics cannot be avoided. With the help of antibiotics, you can also cure a cough that occurs due to diseases such as tuberculosis, bronchitis, tracheitis, whooping cough, laryngitis and so on.
Treatment of cough should be carried out under the supervision of a doctor, observing his recommendations. With a dry cough, it will be necessary to increase the amount of fluid taken, as well as take medications that help thin the sputum, such as Mukobene, Broncholysin, Ambrobene, Sinupret, and others. Antibacterial drugs will need to be taken only those that will not have a negative effect on the microflora.
To determine the causes of the appearance of a protracted dry cough, doctors prescribe a general blood test, fluorographic examination, as well as sputum culture.
It is better to start treating a strong dry cough with a search for the cause that causes it. So, for example, smokers cough heavily in the morning, and they also produce copious sputum. This suggests that there is an inflammatory process in the departments of the lung tissue.
During a disease such as tuberculosis, a strong cough is also accompanied by the release of profuse sputum with the only difference - it contains streaks of blood. As for a disease such as pneumonia, it is also characterized by severe pain in the chest. Diseases of an acute respiratory nature are accompanied by pain and sore throat before an attack of dry cough.
Cough in a baby without fever: causes
The cough in the baby appears the same as in the adult, due to irritation of the receptors of the tracheobronchial tree. Coughing in infants can be either dry or with sputum production. If the child has a protracted cough without fever, then this can speak of such diseases:
The first one. Bronchial asthma. The disease is accompanied by bouts of severe coughing, often at night. After an attack of cough, sputum formation is noted.
The second one. Whooping cough. This disease is accompanied by a strong cough, which is difficult to cure using standard tools and drugs. Coughing attacks usually occur at night, often accompanied by the urge to vomit. It is difficult to diagnose this disease, it is necessary to treat it exclusively in stationary conditions.
The third. Coughing may also occur due to acute respiratory infections of the pharynx, nose, or larynx. In such cases, the cough has a “barking” character, disappears after three days with proper treatment.
Fourth. Coughing may be a consequence of acute bronchitis, which is accompanied by sore throat, hoarseness. Prolonged coughing attacks are accompanied by pain in the chest and abdomen.
It is important to understand that with prolonged coughing in a child, especially infants, without fever, it is necessary to consult a doctor who can diagnose the disease that causes coughing attacks and prescribe treatment.