A cough is an action the body takes to get rid of substances that are irritating to the air passages, which carry the air a person breathes in from the nose and mouth to the lungs. A cough occurs when cells along the air passages get irritated and trigger a chain of events. The result is air in the lungs is forced out under high pressure. A person can choose to cough (a voluntary process), or the body may cough on its own (an involuntary process).
Causes of Coughs
- Allergy and asthma
- Sinusitis with postnasal drip
- Laryngitis. Aside from coughing, laryngitis accompanied by voice alteration, hoarseness, throat constriction and difficulty breathing.
- Pneumonia, acute bronchitis and other lung infections such as tuberculosis, pertussis
- Chronic obstructive lung disease, chronic bronchitis and emphysema, in which the main culprit is smoking
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease is characterized by the return fluid and contents from the stomach back into the esophagus. Due to failure of the lower esophageal sphincter. This condition causes dry cough, heartburn, bad smelling breath, difficulty swallowing.
- Heart failure, congestive type
- Lung cancer
- Pulmonary embolism
- Cystic fibrosis.
- Coughing up blood.
- Cough is associated with intense wheezing.
- Difficulty in breathing.
- Cough is associated with a fever and sputum production.
- Cough fails to get better after other symptoms go away or lessen.
- Cough changes in character.
- Cough is associated with chest pain.
- Accompanying weight loss.
For a quick recovery
- Stop smoking.
- Drink lots of water and fluids.
- Treatment to reduce acid reflux in GERD
- Lots of rest
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