Any way to stop consistent coughing?
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The underlying cause should be detected and treatment taken.\nDon't smoke and stay away from secondhand smoke. \nIf you have seasonal allergies like hay fever, stay indoors during days when airborne allergens are high. If possible, keep the windows closed and use an air conditioner. Avoid fans that draw in air from outdoors. Shower and change your clothes after being outside. \nIf you have allergies year round, cover your pillows and mattress with dust mite covers, use an air purifier, and avoid pets and other triggers. \nPlease see the webpages for more details on Cough.
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any cough lasting more than a few days requires the doctor...could be something very serious...go to the doctors...let him check you out...
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Did you let your doctor know that you still have the cough? If you doctor is not addressing this than you need to see a different doctor. Your cough could be due to allergies, asthma, post nasal drip, etc...  You could try Claritin and Mucinex, which is over-the-counter medicine. These may help if the cough is due to allergies. Let your doctor know that the cough is not any better and if he can't help you find another one ASAP.
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Have a rennie, or a strong tasting cough sweet (or something aniseed).\nSip some water\nlearn to do some breathing exercises.\nRead the Allen Carr Easyway book it works.
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Gargle with salt water,they say that helps, but I have found just sucking on a pepermint helps with the cough and throat.I bought some of that Tylenol Cool Burst,its a liquid,and it feels so good going down....also help you sleep.I hope you get to feeling better soon..I hate being sick too.
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When you've had a cold, the airways in your lungs get irritated and produce phlegm.  The phlegm you're getting now will decrease now your cold's gone.  \n\nThere is something you can do to help, get a big bowl of steaming water, put a towel over your head and bend over the bowl, the towel catches the steam and you inhale it through your mouth.  This will help loosen the phlegm so you can cough more of it up.  I have asthma and am more susceptible to phlegm when I get a cold and this works a treat for me.\n\nDrinking orange cordial can in fact increase phlegm production in some people, maybe this is the case with you.  If possible try to drink fresh orange, it also has more vitamin C in it anyway.
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I'm not so sure there is a way to make it go away in a few hours. But there are ways to lessen the symptoms.\n\nDrink hot drinks such as teas, bouillon, or hot lemon and honey.\n\nUse zinc lozenges to help with your throat and soothe your cough.\n\nUse steam: That will help with the congestion. There have been a few times when I had bronchitis, and that was the only thing that would clear my stuffy nose and stop it from running.\n\nAnd at the first opportunity- SLEEP.\n\nGood luck, and feel better.
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When I stopped smoking, I coughed up awful gunk for about twelve weeks.  It might help for you to take something like Mucinex to clean you out quicker.
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Cough, gag, and run for fresh air.
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Hey Hickemtwiddle, I guess some people didn't read your question. You said cough drops don't work, and people still said cough drops. I agree, cough drops do not work, because they are just candy.\nHowever,\nthe best way to get rid of a cough, is sassafras tea, no sugar and no honey. Honey and sugar coats the throat, making it sticky, causing the cough to remain persistant.
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Well my friend had the same problem when she started to cough she just couldn't stop she thought she had something in her lungs but she went to different doctors and nothing. Until one day A doctor told her it was a bacterial problem , she started to use listerine and use plastic throw away cups and week later her coughing fits has completly stoped.
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sounds like you have a chronic cough and should really have another Dr. check you out. but, you can use a vaporizer to moisten the air and that usually makes it easier to breathe and soothes the throat (therefore the cough). you can have someone try cupping their hand and beating on your back like burping a child. this helps to break up the congestion in your lungs. you can always try herbal healers, or take hot baths/showers with an herb mized in. (don't know a specific herb to tell you)  other than that, if your coughing still persists on a serious level, you need to have something done by a dr. hope this helps!
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Cough is caused by a number of ailments. \nIt can be treated by over the counter medicines \nor home remedies. More information available \nat http://ailments.in/cough.html
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no cough medicene, need decadron (some steroids presription) cool air... when really bad put face directly in a cool air humidifires path and breath deeply... if does not help got to er, they can give iv steroids and give racemic epinephrine breathing treatments.\ncroup is almost always viral.. you have to let it run its coarse
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sometimes it drops into a vicious cycle. cough in itself produces more cough if left untreated. in addition to over- the -counter cough medications you'd better to use much water and keep your environment humid. it happens that some anti tussives work better. so you may switch your medication if you feel it does not work. you need to see your doctor and he may follow your case by x-ray or a serologic test to check for some causes of chronic cough. hope you feel better soon
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If you are from India then your problem is easily solved. Go and buy DEKOFCYN  manufactured by ALARSIN an  Ayurvedic medicine. The pack comes in 50 tablets , 100 tablets. Buy 100 tablets and take 2 tablets 3 times a day ( a small write up is also available inside the bottle) for 15 days. Your cough will stop withing 3 days of usage and this has no side effects what so ever. It is a very safe remedy and can be combined with any allopathic medicines also. Even very small children can be given this tablet. I have prescribed this medicine to more than 500 people so far and everybody has come out of their cough problem without any side effects . All the best. ( The medicine is available in all allopathy shops also in India and you will get it very easily here.)
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mix some eucalyptus oil in hot water, pop your head over it and cover with a towel, this will hopefully stop your cold going onto your chest, try and breathe in the fumes for as long as possible. also rub some under your nose as it'll help unblock your nose and rub onto your chest and pillow when you go to bed. i sympathise as I've had 2 colds in 6 weeks.