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Causes of dry irritating cough
Before looking for a way to get rid of a cough or ease your condition during attacks, you need to understand its causes. The most common among them are:
- Respiratory diseases. With the right approach, relief comes in 3 days. Otherwise, complications in the form of bronchitis and pneumonia are possible.
- Foreign body - dust particles or crumbs stuck in the respiratory tract. The attack passes if the irritant is removed.
- If a dry paroxysmal cough in a child,it may be a symptom of whooping cough. In the beginning, it manifests itself as an ordinary cold cough, but the conventional means of it do not help. Attacks usually increase by night and may be accompanied by urge to vomit. Therapy is most often performed in a hospital.
- Attacks of severe cough may be a symptomacute bronchitis. Concomitant signs are a runny nose, sore throat and fever. With properly selected therapy, over time, the dry cough becomes wet and passes completely.
- If the cough is dry, the paroxysmal does not allow sleepingat night, this may be a sign of bronchial asthma. At the same time, there are pains in the chest and even in the abdomen, as well as suffocation. The attack can last from 30 minutes to an hour.
In almost all of the above cases, medical assistance is required. Folk methods can only be used to combat respiratory diseases.
Folk remedies for dry cough
Dry paroxysmal cough in adults and children can be relieved with folk remedies:
- Bulb grind and mix with 2 tablespoons. honey. Leave to infuse for the night. In the morning, the separated juice is drunk, and the onions are consumed throughout the day.
- In the fruit of black radish, a hole is cut out and 2 tablespoons are put into it. honey. Insist means 3-4 hours. Take the juice on a teaspoon several times a day before meals and at night.
- Mix in equal proportions a dry mustard powder, vegetable oil and flour. Wrap the cake in a film and put it to the back or chest, avoiding the heart area.
If the cough does not go away for a long time, it is necessaryconsult a doctor to avoid complications. And even if folk remedies seem safe and simple to you, it is still better to consult a specialist before using them.