Cough does not go away for a month, what to do in an adult without fever

Irritation in the throat and soreness that provokes a cough must be treated. Ideally, the course of therapy lasts 5-7 days. In the first three days, the dry symptom turns into a productive one, which is characterized by sputum separation, after which the disease is eliminated within a short time. If the cough does not go away for more than 2-3 weeks, it means that the diagnosis was made incorrectly, an ineffective course of treatment was prescribed, or due to certain circumstances, a secondary disease occurred.

Cough may last more than 3 weeks

A long and strong reflex during a cold may indicate the transition of the pathology to bronchitis. At the same time, a mild symptom becomes the result of the problem becoming chronic.

Causes of prolonged cough during pregnancy

Expectant mothers are especially attentive to their health during the period of bearing a baby, but many of them do not know what to do if the cough does not go away for several weeks, or even months, and what is the reason for it. Such anxiety is not a sign of an unbalanced pregnant woman. Women are completely right: a strong and dry cough that lingers is the real cause of lung rupture or the formation of pneumothorax, when the organ collapses and descends.

A prolonged cough during pregnancy is especially dangerous.

Excessive tension in the abdominal muscles leads to intrauterine fetal hypoxia, which is caused by spasm of the uterine vessels. In severe cases, pathology of the abdominal muscles causes termination of pregnancy.

In summer, a woman is rarely bothered by a cough; most often she gets sick in the fall, spring and winter. The massive spread of the ARVI virus greatly reduces her immunity, so the expectant mother is immediately diagnosed with the following symptoms:

• temperature;
• soreness;
• snot formation;
• chest pain;

A pregnant woman's cough is accompanied by a runny nose

• redness of the eyes;
• coughing.

If the acute respiratory infection is mild, the pathology does not have negative consequences on the fetus. You need to remember that fever, runny nose and mild cough cannot harm the baby.

It will be more difficult to cure tracheitis and laryngitis, since the duration of the disease reaches up to 3 weeks. The woman will complain to the doctor about a night cough, which will greatly torment her. To get rid of the pathology, the patient should be sure to remain in bed and drink a lot of fluids (herbal teas or compotes, decoctions).

Herbal teas relieve the patient's condition

The cause of a severe coughing attack is the flu. You can guess this condition by the following signs:

• rapid increase in temperature to 38 degrees;
• cough;
• general malaise and fatigue;
• severe headache.

If you have these symptoms, you should immediately call an ambulance, and under no circumstances self-medicate at home.

Patients complain of headache

Sometimes a severe cough is caused by an allergic reaction. This is possible in the absence of respiratory signs. To eliminate the reflex, the patient finds the allergen and stops its exposure, completely eliminating contact with it.

Complications of colds are bacterial pathologies. For example, pneumonia or bronchitis. They can only be cured with antibiotics, so the woman is sent to a hospital to constantly monitor the condition of the fetus and the patient herself.

Causes of prolonged cough

The most common cause is acute respiratory viral disease of the upper respiratory tract (ARVI). The body of a person with a strong immune system copes with such a disease in a few days, but if the cough does not go away for a week or more, it is worth adding additional treatment measures. Conventional symptomatic medications will no longer help here.

Dry cough

The harbinger is a sore throat. A dry cough is quite difficult to tolerate, this is due to the fact that the airways are irritated; the patient clears his throat and cannot stop until he vomits.

The reason may be:

• Laryngitis (inflammation of the larynx). The main symptom of this disease is a severe sore throat.
• Bronchitis
• Tracheitis
• Whooping cough (occurs in both children and adults)
• Constant inhalation of harmful substances (for example, at work)
• ARVI

As ARVI progresses, a dry cough usually turns into a wet cough. What is the reason for the fact that during ARVI a dry cough does not go away for a long time?

• Significant weakening of the body's defenses (immune system)
• Associated factors that affect the functioning of the upper respiratory tract. This includes smoking, frequent alcohol consumption, as well as unfavorable conditions in the room where the patient is located - for example, too dry air
• Complication of the disease in the form of a secondary infection (bronchitis or pneumonia)

Moist cough

A wet cough is also called “productive” - this means that mucus (“sputum”) is rejected from the bronchi. A wet, continuous cough is a sign that the infection has spread to the bronchi and lungs. The secretion of mucus is a consequence of the entry of plasma from the blood into the lungs (with pulmonary edema), as well as the separation of purulent contents from the lung cavity. A persistent, wet cough may be a symptom of one of the following:

• Allergic rhinitis
• Pneumonia
• Lungs' cancer
• Bronchitis
• Heart failure

The nature of the disease is judged by the type of sputum discharged - for example, glassy sputum is a sign of bronchial asthma; mucus, resembling rust in appearance, is secreted during pneumonia, a lung abscess is characterized by purulent contents when expectorated.

In some cases, a persistent cough is not associated with pathological processes in the lungs. This symptom can be caused by helminth larvae migrating to the lungs. They cause a severe cough that does not respond to traditional treatment (since such treatment does not get rid of the cause). To avoid helminthization of the body, timely antiparasitic prevention is necessary.

Action plan if your child has a persistent cough

A long-term symptom indicates pathologies of the respiratory tract. Mucus can accumulate in them and swelling of the mucous membrane can form. In addition, a command is sent to the brain, namely to the cough center, which provokes the occurrence of a reflex. In all cases, a diagnosis is needed from a physician who will listen to the chest, collect anamnesis and make a diagnosis. Sometimes you will need to undergo tests.

Doctor listening to a child's chest

If a child has a cough with sputum that does not go away for a month, the mother needs to remember the time the symptom worsened. With the morning reflex, which only bothers you a few times, there may be an accumulation of mucus in the throat or nasopharynx. In this case, the sputum is expectorated well. An ENT specialist will tell you the full picture of the disease and prescribe the appropriate treatment.

At home, parents can examine the baby’s throat themselves. To do this, use a nasopharyngeal speculum, in which the mucus will be reflected. If there is no sputum, examine the pharynx. There may be irritation or redness on the back wall. In this case, a diagnosis by a gastroenterologist is needed, and syrups will not have the desired effect.

If the cough does not go away for 2 weeks, it is better for the pediatrician to tell you what to do for the baby. Depending on the cause of the disease, the child will be prescribed antibacterial or antiviral drugs. To prevent dry air from worsening the condition of the patient’s mucous membranes, it is useful for parents to carry out constant cleaning and moisturizing. Be sure to give your child plenty of warm fluids, which promotes rapid recovery.

The patient's room should be regularly wet cleaned.

A lingering cough is a sign of an inflammatory process that has not been completely cured. It is effective at this time to give the child steam inhalations with the addition of essential oils, as well as gargle with a mixture of salt and soda. Chest massage, which can provoke sputum discharge, helps during this period.

If your baby frequently coughs to the point of vomiting, he may develop whooping cough, false croup, or measles. All these pathologies require an immediate call to the doctor. It is strictly forbidden to go outside, to kindergarten or school with such problems, as these are contagious diseases. Self-medication will not work; you need qualified medical help.

If chronic respiratory pathologies are suspected, the child undergoes a bacterial culture for microflora or to determine the sensitivity of the pathogen to various antibiotics. After receiving the test results, the doctor will prescribe a course of therapy.

Microflora culture will help determine the type of pathogen

Drug therapy

After examining the patient, diagnostic measures and laboratory tests, the doctor selects the most appropriate treatment tactics. Treatment for a persistent cough depends on its cause.

If the cough does not go away after an acute respiratory viral infection, bronchitis or pneumonia, the following medications are prescribed:

1. An antibiotic from the group of macrolides, cephalosporins, penicillins - Ceftriaxone, Amoxiclav, Sumamed, Azithromycin.
2. Antitussive drugs - Sinekod, Codeine, Glauvent, Libexin.
3. Aerosols, solutions and other products for local use with an antiseptic effect.
4. Expectorant drugs - Pertussin, Bromhexine, Ambroxol, Lazolvan, Bronholitin, Herbion.
5. Mucolytic drugs - ACC, Ambrobene, Mucaltin, Ambroxol.
6. Antihistamines for allergic coughs - Zyrtec, Erius, Loratadine, Claritin.

Treatment of persistent cough with antibiotics is used in the case of infectious processes developing in the upper respiratory tract and provoked by bacteria.

Antitussive drugs act on certain points in the brain that control the cough centers. This is an effective treatment for debilitating cough.

Means for local use are used in the complex treatment of coughs to destroy pathogens in the throat, reduce inflammation and ease breathing.

Medicines with expectorant properties activate the removal of mucous secretions, promoting rapid cleansing of the bronchial cavity. They are used only if a child or adult has a lingering cough of the wet type. With dry cough, expectorants are prohibited; they provoke the accumulation of mucus in the lungs.

Mucolytic drugs are effective remedies for prolonged coughs, transforming a dry cough into a productive, wet one. They help to quickly liquefy mucus and remove it from the respiratory tract.

Constant reflex

If an adult’s cough does not go away for a long time, there is no need to delay diagnosis. For example, a person continues to suffer continuously from a symptom for a month. Here are several reasons:

• pathologies of the cardiovascular system;
• benign tumor;
• damage to lung tissue;
• smoking (bronchitis).

At certain periods, a person is tormented by paroxysmal cough. It drags on for a long time until the allergen is eliminated. The patient is diagnosed with bronchial asthma.

A constant cough occurs in smokers

If your cough has been bothering you for 2 months, what can you do to improve it and how can you cope with the problem? The first step is a medical examination and diagnosis, and only after that can you be treated with the correct course of therapy. A cough that lasts up to 7-10 days is considered normal.

Prolonged pathology is cause for concern. The possible development of tuberculosis should be excluded by passing a Mantoux test and a blood test, expectorated mucus. To prevent the disease from becoming chronic, a person will be prescribed a course of antibiotics and medications that cleanse the bronchi.

The pathology drags on for a long time if you do not seek help from a doctor. The disease becomes chronic. It could be tuberculosis, bronchitis, or even problems with the esophagus. A separate category of patients is diagnosed with bronchial asthma or consequences after taking certain medications.

The Mantoux test will help rule out tuberculosis.

The doctor cannot always determine the cause of the disease, so he prescribes effective medications. To remove exudate, mucolytics are prescribed:

• Mukaltin;
• Ambrobene;
• Flavamed.

In order for a person to start coughing less, he needs to take products made on the basis of:

• camphor;
• honey;
• menthol;
• codeine.

To get rid of a lingering cough, mucolytics are prescribed

Causes of persistent cough in adults and children

A prolonged cough in an adult or child is accompanied by severe irritation of the mucous tissues of the larynx and trachea, sputum production, pain and discomfort in the chest area, and difficulty breathing.

Dry and wet cough is considered protracted if it lasts more than 3-4 weeks. The general well-being of a person worsens, and the quality of life decreases. In order to decide how to treat a persistent cough, you need to establish its root cause.

Main provoking factors:

• incorrectly selected or untimely therapy for infectious diseases of the upper respiratory tract;
• untreated inflammation - in case of premature refusal of medications after improvement;
• allergic reaction;
• pathologies of the cardiovascular and digestive systems;
• bronchial asthma, pleurisy, pneumonia, bronchitis, pulmonary tuberculosis;
• "smoker's bronchitis";
• malignant neoplasms;
• helminthiasis;
• frequent nervous stress, psycho-emotional instability.

In many cases, a lingering cough in an adult is associated with his activity in hazardous work and regular contact with talc, wood, iron, paints and chemicals. Workers in such industries must use personal protective equipment - respirators, masks.

Very often, the causes of a lingering cough are associated with the premature cessation of a cold. Having felt relief, the person refuses to further take the prescribed drug. As a result, the cough quickly returns and various complications develop.

A lingering dry cough is often the result of self-medication. Patients try to choose their own medication and take antibacterial drugs for viral diseases. As a result, the usual acute respiratory infection goes into a chronic stage, accompanied by adverse consequences and severe coughing attacks.

A prolonged cough without fever is often caused by allergies to pollen, household chemicals, medications and other allergens. The most dangerous and severe cough is considered to be due to cancer of the respiratory system. Its characteristic feature is the production of black sputum with bloody spots and a sharp, unpleasant, putrid odor.

Diagnostic measures

No person can independently determine the disease, so taking medications without a doctor’s prescription is dangerous. A pulmonologist is a specialist in this field, but an initial examination by a therapist may be necessary. A family doctor can collect anamnesis, listen to complaints, compare symptoms with signs of earlier diseases in order to trace relationships.

Next, a teenager and an adult patient with a prolonged cough (several months to six months) will be sent to undergo the following procedures:

• bronchoscopy;
• blood and sputum analysis;
• FGDS;
• chest x-ray;
• physical examination;
• listening to the sound made by the lungs and bronchi during coughing.

If the cough lasts more than six months, the patient is sent for a chest x-ray

After receiving the results and forming a diagnosis, the patient will be sent for treatment to a specialist. This could be a neurologist, gastroenterologist, ENT, pulmonologist or cardiologist.

Treatment methods

Depending on the type of cough, the doctor will prescribe a comprehensive treatment. If it is dry and lasts quite a long time, first of all you need to soften the mucous membrane. The irritant is removed by gargling with herbal mixtures, furatsilin solution, salt water or inhalations with mineral water (Essentuki No. 17 is good for this). Such manipulations help, but not for long; they can only relieve an attack.

Cough with phlegm is treated by applying mustard plasters (on the back and chest), inhalations with essential oils, radish with honey (make juice). Hot foot baths with mustard powder help thin mucus. But it is not recommended to self-medicate with medications without a doctor’s prescription. It is best to limit yourself to traditional medicine, especially if a woman is pregnant.

Use of drugs

To produce sputum, mucolytic drugs are prescribed. This method allows you to get rid of cough in the shortest possible time. When the cough becomes wet, the doctor will prescribe expectorants to clear the bronchi of mucus. If a cough occurs due to a bacterial infection, the doctor will prescribe antibiotics. The medicine is prescribed after receiving test results. It is recommended to monitor your diet and stick to fractional meals. A dry cough can develop as an allergic reaction, be a companion to ARVI, bronchitis, or a harbinger of bronchial asthma. If it does not go away after a month, you need to urgently undergo examination by going to the clinic and making an appointment with a doctor.

Mucolytics will help reduce the viscosity of mucus. They stimulate the discharge of sputum, thereby improving bronchial drainage, which helps to expectorate better. Medicines also have an antioxidant effect and restore the integrity of cell walls. Mucolytics with direct and indirect action are usually prescribed. If cough spasms do not stop, this may be an indication that a chronic form of the disease has occurred. An allergy to any irritant will not provide effective treatment while this irritant is near the person. Moreover, the cough may not go away due to the fact that the patient did not complete the course of treatment or is simply a smoker. Nicotine further provokes coughing even when taking medications.

Traditional medicine

Natural components are selected based on the type of cough spasm; these can be plants, vegetables, fruits and others. Dry cough and cough with sputum production are treated with different methods, as well as residual cough. Since natural remedies are not harmful to health, you can choose a recipe for yourself.

Cough with phlegm can be treated with onions, herbs, pine buds, honey, compresses and inhalations:

1. 
   Onion. Grind (with a grater or blender) and place the pulp in cheesecloth without squeezing. Place the bag on your nose so that it covers your entire nose. Cover the top with a cotton cloth or a regular towel. Keep the compress for 15-20 minutes. The procedure is repeated 3 times a day, no more. Nasal drops are also prepared from onions. To do this, it is passed through a garlic press. The resulting juice is used as drops. Place a few drops into each nostril as needed. Sometimes it takes 4-5 times a day. Nasal drops help thin mucus and are a good preventive measure against a runny nose.

2. Potato. Mash the boiled potatoes with a fork until they become a paste. The resulting mass is transferred to gauze. The compress is applied to the right side of the chest and left for 25 minutes. The patient must lie under a blanket for the procedure to be effective. If you repeat the procedure for 7 days, the disease will disappear without a trace. The compress is applied before bedtime.
3. Radish. The juice of one medium fruit should be mixed with 150 grams of honey. Let it brew a little. Take the infusion twice a day, 1 teaspoon. This remedy is very effective and the patient will recover within a few days. The juice is also good for colds.

Treatment of prolonged cough with sputum using traditional methods is absolutely safe and does not harm health, provided that the person is not allergic to natural components. This way you can cure the disease without taking medications. However, it is recommended to start treatment with folk remedies from the very first days so as not to start a cough, otherwise rhinitis, bronchitis, pneumonia or even asthma may develop.

A persistent dry cough can be treated with decoctions, infusions, compresses and inhalations. You can choose a suitable recipe for yourself, there are quite a lot of them. Traditional medicine advises taking a closer look at the following:

• Recipe No. 1. A decoction of licorice, violet and coltsfoot roots. Take 1 tablespoon of dry herb and pour 250 grams of boiling water. Let it sit for half an hour, then cool. Drink the resulting decoction in small sips throughout the day for a week.

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  Recipe No. 2. Boil potatoes in their skins (4-5 pieces are enough), drain half the water, mash the potatoes. Bend over the pan, covering yourself with a towel on top, creating a steam bath. Inhalation can be done for 10 to 20 minutes, several times a day.

• Recipe No. 3. Salt compress, done at night. To prepare it, you need to pour half a pack of table salt with a liter of boiling water and let the solution cool. Soak gauze in warm liquid, wring it out first, and place it around the chest (in the area of ​​the bronchi). Put on warm pajamas or a jacket and cover yourself with a blanket. After 2-3 procedures, a strong dry cough will disappear.

Course of drug therapy

If a patient’s cough does not go away for a long time, treatment may consist of a whole range of pharmaceutical drugs, ointments, traditional medicine recipes and other procedures. The first thing that will be prescribed to the patient is syrups for removing phlegm, which have an analgesic and sedative effect. Then he will be prescribed drugs that suppress the cough reflex at the peripheral and central levels.

List of the most effective:

• Bronholitin;
• Herbion syrup of plantain or primrose;

Herbion effectively removes phlegm

• Doctor Mom;
• overslept;
• Gedelix.

Adults are more often prescribed tablets that have a mucolytic effect. They force a person to cough up, soften the mucous membrane of the trachea and have a local anesthetic property. List of drugs:

• Libexin;
• Mukaltin;
• Stoptussin;
• ACC Long.

Stoptussin softens the tracheal mucosa

If an allergen is present, antihistamines and bronchodilators are taken to stop the cough: Suprastin, Berodual, Salbutamol, Claritin or Diazolin.

Among antipyretics you can choose: Panadol, Nurofen or Ibuprofen. The back and chest areas are rubbed with bear, goat or badger fat. Propolis copes well with this pathology. For expectoration, you should use goose fat, first mixing it with 2 tablespoons of vodka. If respiratory depression is observed, the doctor will have to prescribe corticosteroids (Prednisolone).

How to treat a persistent cough

What to do if, after suffering from an acute respiratory viral infection, the cough does not go away for a long time - how to cure it? Here we are dealing with a post-infectious cough. This unpleasant symptom only indicates that the airways are irritated and damaged. It turns out to be a vicious circle - the more often and longer we cough, the stronger the irritation of the respiratory tract.

Let's see a doctor.

The very first step if the cough does not go away for a month or longer should be to see a doctor. Firstly, the doctor will rule out re-infection and complications after the illness. If necessary, additional tests and examinations will be prescribed to complete the picture.

Even if your problem is a common post-infectious long-term cough, the doctor will be able to select the most adequate treatment so that you can cope with this unpleasant symptom as soon as possible.

• Most often, for a prolonged cough, medications such as Codelac Phyto, Doctor Mom are prescribed (if the factor that provoked the prolonged cough is ARVI).
• Gedelix and Bronholitin are effective for treating dry cough.
• To speed up the removal of mucus residues from the lungs, “ACC”, “Ambroxol”, “Mukaltin”, “Bromhexin” are good

Medicines should only be prescribed by the attending physician; do not self-medicate under any circumstances.

Folk remedies.

You can help the body with the help of folk remedies. As a rule, they are harmless; it is also possible to combine drug treatment and traditional recipes in the treatment of persistent cough in adults.

Sage decoction. Pour 1 bag of sage (sold in pharmacies) with a glass of milk and put on low heat. Bring the resulting liquid to a boil and strain, take hot with a teaspoon of honey. After drinking the decoction, you need to lie down quietly, wrapped warmly. It is recommended to use this remedy for 5 days (once a day).

Potatoes against cough. Boil 4-5 medium potatoes, drain the water, cover with a large towel along with the pan and breathe hot air until the potatoes cool. Boiled potatoes are also used as a compress. Crush the hot potatoes with a masher, wrap them in cloth and apply them to your chest, wrapping a warm scarf around the top. Keep this compress until it cools down.

Onion decoction. Peel and finely chop half a kilogram of onion, add 2 cups of sugar and 2 tbsp. l. honey Boil the resulting mixture in a liter of water over low heat for 3 hours. Cool and strain, pour into a tightly sealed container and store in the refrigerator. For persistent cough, take 1 tablespoon 5 times a day.

Garlic, onion and milk. Chop a head of garlic and 5 onions and boil in 0.5 liters of milk. Add a tablespoon of honey to the prepared broth. This decoction should be drunk every hour, one tablespoon throughout the day.

Onions, garlic and honey - frequent components of folk recipes for coughs - have bactericidal and tonic properties.

Breathing exercises.

For long-term cough, Strelnikova’s gymnastics is considered a very effective remedy. Performing gymnastics involves observing the following rules:

• The inhalation should be strong, but short, quite sharp. Make active, noisy inhalations through your nose, and soft inhales through your mouth.
• Exhale - slow and smooth;

Here are the main gymnastics exercises by Strelnikova.

Fists. This is a warm-up exercise. It is advisable to perform it while standing, arms relaxed, try to relax the body as much as possible. Take a short and sharp breath through your nose, while clenching your hands into fists. Then - soft and free exhalation, relaxation of the hands. Do 5-6 sets of 4 repetitions (resting 5 seconds between sets).

Drop the load. Starting position: standing, hands on the belt, hands clenched into fists. As you inhale, the arms are lowered along the body, the fingers are spread out - as if a load is being lifted from the shoulders, exhale - returning to the original position. 10-12 sets of 8 repetitions.

Pump up the ball. Starting position - standing, arms down along the body and relaxed. Take a strong and sharp breath through your nose, lower your head forward, round your shoulders and relax your arms, hanging them like whips. Exhale through the mouth - return to the starting position. 12 sets of 8 repetitions.

Traditional medicine for persistent cough

In combination with drug therapy, the patient is allowed to take homemade tinctures, decoctions or medicinal mixtures from natural products. Milk with honey, radish juice, vitamin compotes, herbal teas and inhalations will be useful. A true folk remedy is propolis. To prepare a healing drink, add 3 drops of water tincture to a cup of hot milk. The effect will be noticeable after the first dose.

Propolis tincture will help with a persistent cough

Ginger has a lot of positive characteristics, so not a single course of treatment for a viral disease can do without it. Pour milk (30 ml) into a container, add chopped ginger root (a small piece) and 2 tsp. green tea. Boil for 2 minutes 3 times over low heat, and then leave for 5 minutes. The finished mixture is filtered and mixed with honey or sugar. It is better to drink the drink before bed, after which you should wrap yourself well, as a warming effect will be observed.

Traditional medicine recipes to combat a persistent cough

Traditional medicine recipes can help overcome bouts of prolonged coughing. There are many ways to eliminate an unpleasant symptom using various herbal decoctions, compresses and other remedies that are at hand.

One of the products that has long been used to treat coughs is honey. Below are several recipes that have proven to be highly effective in fighting the disease:

1. Honey with horseradish juice. To prepare a medicinal mixture, you need to take both components in a one-to-one ratio. Take one tablespoon of this medicine morning and evening.
2. A medicine based on honey and plantain juice is widely used for respiratory diseases. To prepare such a mixture, you need to mix the ingredients in equal quantities and boil a little in a steam bath. The course of treatment consists of taking a tablespoon of this remedy three times a day.
3. Many people are familiar with my grandmother’s cough recipe based on black radish and honey. A hole is made in the radish and a little honey is poured in. After some time, juice is released, which should be taken as a cough medicine before each meal.

Various herbs have also proven themselves well, and are often not inferior in their therapeutic effects to many medications. These herbs include thyme, field chamomile, St. John's wort and sage. During seasonal illnesses, as well as with a lingering cough, it is recommended to drink a lot of warm rosehip tea. This drink is rich in vitamins and has a strengthening effect on the entire human body.

For a wet cough, you can prepare tea based on the leaves of coltsfoot, thyme, sage and nettle. It promotes rapid removal of mucus and easy expectoration.

It is effective to drink warm milk with figs when coughing. This drink is suitable for treating both adults and children. You can also add a little honey to enhance the effect.

Viburnum tea will also bring positive results during colds and obsessive coughs. To prepare a medicinal drink, you need to pour a glass of boiling water over the berries and simmer in a water bath for fifteen minutes. You need to take the decoction several times a day.

Prevention measures and recommendations

To eliminate the appearance of a persistent cough or to cure the symptoms of mild coughing in an adult, prophylaxis is required, which eliminates the symptoms of the disease, even eliminating cough in an adult without fever.

Instructions for preventing persistent cough in adults:

• support your immune system in accessible ways (especially in spring and autumn);
• stick to a balanced diet with added vitamins;
• eliminate allergy triggers;
• vaccination is required;
• no smoking;
• a prolonged cough must be treated immediately so that the disease in an adult does not cause complications.

To identify hidden problems with well-being, it is recommended to undergo an examination once a year and undergo fluorography, since it takes longer to treat a dry cough without fever and severe symptoms.

If you observe the slightest symptoms, be sure to visit a doctor so that a lingering cough in adults and children does not become chronic. Video about persistent cough

Drug treatment for persistent cough

After the examination, the doctor prescribes treatment aimed at eliminating persistent cough in adults. A prolonged cough can be cured only after determining the nature of the disease and the type of cough, using a complex technique:

1. In case of illness with a dry cough, mucolytics are prescribed. The patient's position will change in a couple of days, and sputum will appear. During this period, the treatment option should be changed to expectorant drugs.
2. When a cough associated with an infectious disease of the bronchi is observed, antiviral drugs are prescribed.
3. A wet cough is treated with expectorants. To treat a prolonged cough due to allergies, it is recommended to use specialized medications in the inhaler version. The choice of how to treat a persistent cough is made based on the tolerability of the functioning components.

For dry cough

When visiting a professional, it is important to inform him about all the symptoms that have arisen, because a prolonged cough without fever can be treated differently. Immediately present symptoms indicate the disease.

Doctors categorically do not advise patients to choose pharmaceuticals on their own. If the symptom is a severe cough that occurs in an adult, you should definitely tell your doctor about it in order to begin timely therapy and eliminate complications.

Patients should give preference to liquid medications that promote the formation and removal of sputum. The patient is also prescribed inhalations with honey and garlic.

More often, patients are advised to take Gerbion and Fluditec. Tablets for a prolonged cough are prescribed to thin the sputum and medications for elimination, for example, Lazolvan, Bromhexine.

When a cough persists for a long time, long-term treatment is required and over time the signs of the disease will disappear. After all, using complex therapy you can get rid of diseases of the respiratory system.

Possible diseases

Cough can serve as a symptom not only of various diseases, but also as a reaction to internal and external irritants:

• a consequence of such a bad habit as smoking (smoker's cough). This happens because tobacco smoke irritates the receptors of the mucous membranes. If in warm seasons this cough is weak and unexpressed, then in winter, as a rule, exacerbations occur;
• allergic reactions. Even if a person has never suffered from this disease, the symptom may appear when contact with allergens occurs. This could be house dust from cabinets, natural wool carpets, bed mites, various household chemicals and much more. To get rid of such a cough, it is enough to get rid of things that provoke allergies or take antihistamines. Often observed with hay fever;

Antiallergic drugs are used only as prescribed by a doctor.

• tuberculosis. A persistent cough for more than a month, fever, chills, general weakness of the body, weight loss, and sweating may be symptoms of tuberculosis. The causative agent of this severe and widespread disease is Koch's bacillus. Most people who may become infected have a good immune system that quickly destroys the bacteria. But as soon as the immune system fails, the Koch bacillus begins to multiply and causes a serious disease - tuberculosis;

For timely detection of the disease, it is necessary to do fluorography once a year.

• pneumonia. This is a serious complication after colds and various viral diseases. Mucus appears in the pulmonary vesicles (alveoli), as a result of which oxygen does not enter the body to supply it. Antibacterial drugs are used to treat pneumonia;

• viral tracheitis. Clearing your throat can be problematic;
• chronic pharyngitis can also cause a constant dry cough with pain and sore throat;
• heartburn. The patient mistakes the characteristic manifestations of cough and hoarseness for symptoms of a cold. In fact, the acidic contents from the stomach gradually enter the esophagus, which provokes a cough reflex. At the same time, the patient may not feel heartburn itself;
• neuroses, neurasthenia (psychosomatic). Taking antitussive drugs in such situations rarely gives any results. To solve this problem, the patient needs to contact a neurologist;
• helminthiasis in children. Namely, toxins from their metabolic products or tissue damage by parasites. A blood test is done to detect helminths.

Before using anti-worm medications, pay attention to their contraindications.

A persistent cough in an adult or what to do if it does not go away for a long time

Cough is a representative of unconditioned reflexes. The symptom appears in cases of exposure to the airways by any irritants of an infectious or non-infectious nature. Being part of the clinical picture of the disease, it stops a few days after recovery. There are times when a cough does not go away for a long time. In such circumstances, we are talking about the transition of the disease to a chronic form - the patient’s condition requires immediate treatment.

There are several reasons for the development of a prolonged, lingering cough, which cannot be quickly identified in all cases.

Popular factors include:

• residual symptoms (after illness);
• smoking;
• allergy;
• working conditions;
• chronic illnesses;
• infections.

Prevention of prolonged cough

Unfortunately, there is no 100% protection against cough. It is impossible to say with certainty that you will never experience this unpleasant symptom. But you can significantly reduce the risk of its occurrence by following simple rules:

• Wash your hands with soap as often as possible. Especially when you grab door handles in public places, touch various objects, money;
• give up bad habits;
• boost your immunity;
• walk outside more often;
• drink more fluids. For preventive purposes, use various medicinal teas and juices rich in vitamins;
• Avoid hypothermia and direct contact with people who are sick with ARVI.

Thuja oil for a runny nose

At what age can a child be given children's cough syrup is described in this article.

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