Nighttime coughs can be sleep-wreckers. The key is to soothe your ticklish throat and over-sensitive airways before you go to bed.
Drink herbal tea with honey. Get into the habit of having a mug of non-caffeinated tea before bed. "Any warm liquid can help break up mucus in your airways," says Norman H. Edelman, MD, chief medical officer of the American Lung Association. Add a little honey.
Sleep on an incline. When it comes to nighttime cough, gravity is your enemy. All the postnasal drainage and mucus you swallow during the...
Coughs Overview and Causes of Coughs
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).
Cough Symptoms and When to Seek Medical Care
What differentiates the cause of a cough are the associated signs and symptoms. Another important factor in determining the cause of the cough is whether it is acute or chronic.
Cough Diagnosis and Remedies for Cough
The diagnosis of a cough is based largely on the information you provide. Information necessary to help make an accurate diagnosis includes the duration of the cough, associated signs and symptoms, activities or locations that make the cough worse or better, relation between the cough and time of day, past medical history, and any home therapies already attempted.
Home Treatment for Coughs, Age 12 and Older
Coughing is your body's way of removing foreign substances andmucus from your lungs and upper airway passages . Productive coughs are often useful, and you should not try to eliminate them. Sometimes, though, coughs are severe enough to impair breathing or prevent rest. Home treatment can help you feel more comfortable when you have a cough.
Natural Home Remedies for Cough
Contamination and inflammation of cells lining the respiratory tract leads to coughing. Mucus secreting cells lining the lung’s air passage are susceptible to excess mucus secretion on being contaminated or infected. The increased mucus secretion causes irritation in the air passage which in turn gives way to coughing. By way of coughing, the excess amount of mucus secreted is released.
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Thursday, December 4, 2014
The Truth About the Common Cold
How long can germ live on your bathroom sink?
Germs can survive up to three hours on objects like your bathroom sink, the kitchen counter, and that doorknob your preschooler just touched after wiping his nose without a tissue. If someone in your house has a cold, you may be able to stop spreading it by wiping surfaces with a virus-killing disinfectant.
Colds are actually most contagious before symptoms appear and during the first 2-4 days after symptoms start to appear. You don't have to hide in a bubble, but try to avoid close contact with...
Cough Relief: How to Lose a Bad Cough
Try these 5 tips to manage your cough at home.
Ah, the joys of winter. Eggnog, ice skating ... (cough cough cough).
Constant cough can stop you in your tracks.
“Even a little cough can be debilitating,” says Mark Yoder, MD, assistant professor of pulmonary and critical care medicine at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.
Cold and flu season brings on hacking coughs that can leave your chest aching. But colds and flu aren’t...
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Preparing For Your Appointment When You Have A Cough
You can help your doctor diagnose and treat your condition by being prepared to answer the following questions:
How long have you had the cough?
How often do you cough?
Does the cough have a pattern, such as worsening at night or becoming more frequent in the morning?
What situations increase your coughing?
Are you exposed to any irritants, such as smoke, dust, or chemicals, in your home or workplace?
Is the cough productive (brings up sputum)...
Prevention For Coughs
There is no sure way to prevent a cough. To help reduce your risk:
Wash your hands frequently during the cold and flu season. This helps prevent the spread of a virus that may cause a cold orinfluenza.
Avoid people who have a cold or influenza if possible.
Don't smoke or use other forms of tobacco. A dry, hacking "smoker's cough" means your lungs are constantly irritated. For more information, see the topic Quitting Smoking.
Avoid exposure...
Natural Home Remedies For Cough
Contamination and inflammation of cells lining the respiratory tract leads to coughing. Mucus secreting cells lining the lung’s air passage are susceptible to excess mucus secretion on being contaminated or infected. The increased mucus secretion causes irritation in the air passage which in turn gives way to coughing. By way of coughing, the excess amount of mucus secreted is released.
Caused on account of infection leading to inflammation of...
Home Treatment For Coughs, Age 12 and Older
Coughing is your body's way of removing foreign substances andmucus from your lungs and upper airway passages . Productive coughs are often useful, and you should not try to eliminate them. Sometimes, though, coughs are severe enough to impair breathing or prevent rest. Home treatment can help you feel more comfortable when you have a cough.
Home treatment for adults
Prevent dehydration. Fluids may help thin secretions...
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