{"id":7187,"date":"2019-01-26T19:37:23","date_gmt":"2019-01-26T14:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golocalclassified.com\/article\/?p=7187"},"modified":"2019-01-26T19:48:14","modified_gmt":"2019-01-26T14:18:14","slug":"7-common-questions-about-cough-and-how-to-make-it-go-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golocalclassified.com\/article\/7-common-questions-about-cough-and-how-to-make-it-go-away\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Common Questions about Cough and How to Make It Go Away"},"content":{"rendered":"

Finally, you got on the last train home! It\u2019s packed with people all tired and wanting to just rest. Then you feel it coming \u2014 that familiar tickling at the back of the throat, that rattling feeling in your chest, and that insistent urge to let it out.<\/span><\/p>\n

You can no longer hold it, and so your coughing fit starts.<\/span><\/p>\n

Breathe Easy<\/span><\/h2>\n

A lot of people have gone through similar situations where the urge to cough cannot be avoided. Especially in crowded places, a cough, especially a long and chesty one, will either cause people to scamper away or cause them to give you death stares.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s not easy to live with a cough. Aside from embarrassing social situations (where you are also considered a health risk), it is also really uncomfortable. Your sleep is disturbed, you find it hard to go about your daily duties, and you worry about passing it on to someone especially those living with you.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are some <\/span>common questions and answers about coughs, including the most important one \u2013 how to make it go away<\/b>:<\/span><\/p>\n

1. What is a cough?<\/span><\/h3>\n

Coughs are the body\u2019s natural way of clearing out obstructed airways. It may be a reflex reaction when the lungs or the air passageways are irritated or blocked by foreign objects like dust, smoke, or even bits of food.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, when coughs become persistent, it may already be a sign that something is not entirely right with your body. It could be caused by bacteria or a virus and for which you should get medical attention. <\/span><\/p>\n

2. What are the types of cough?<\/span><\/h3>\n

Typically, there are two kinds of coughs: <\/span>dry and wet<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dry cough sufferers usually experience a tickling sensation at the back of their throats due to irritants, so they have frequent urges to expel air through coughing.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wet coughs, also called productive or chesty coughs, are coughs that produce and expel phlegm. An excess production of a thick, sticky, and gel-like substance called \u2018mucus\u2019 or \u2018sputum\u2019 is produced when you have a cough. The mucus traps bacteria, viruses, or other inhaled particles, then it gets expelled through the cilia and out of the airways.<\/span><\/p>\n

3. What are the symptoms I should look out for when I have a productive cough?<\/span><\/h3>\n

Chesty cough symptoms<\/span> include: <\/span><\/p>\n