Chronic Cough

Primarily understand what a Chronic Cough is?

A cough that lasts for two months or longer is recognized as a chronic cough that may take place with different symptoms, such as excess mucus in the back throat, shortness of breath, stuffy nose, heartburn, etc. It is perhaps caused by sinus infections, GERD, asthma, or other relevant conditions. It may also be caused due to consumption of tobacco or by breathing passive smoking for a long time.

Symptoms of Chronic Cough

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• Stuffy or running nose
• Hoarse voice
• Sore throat
• Sour taste in the mouth
• Irritating sensation in the throat or chest
• Vocal cord dysfunction

Causes of Chronic Cough

• GERD (Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease): refers to that condition in which hydrochloric acid (stomach acid) comes back to the throat and results in chronic irritation that leads to a chronic cough.
• Postnasal drip: it is an outcome of dripping down of mucus back of the throat that irritates the throat and causes cough. Postnasal drip is sometimes felt like “a tickle in the back of the throat,” and drainage results in chronic cough. This “tickle” occurs when the mucus gets larger than usual. This condition may linger for weeks and months.
• Asthma: cough associated with asthma may not last long or come and go with the season, become worse when exposed to numerous fragrances or cold air, or appear after infection occurs in the respiratory area.
• COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease): it is associated with respiratory issues, including emphysema, bronchitis, etc.
• Bronchitis: swelling in bronchial tubes and the enhanced mucus production can cause a cough. Bronchitis is of two types- chronic and acute, where chronic conditions cause a chronic cough.
• Blood Pressure Drugs: high blood pressure medications consist of ACE inhibitors that can cause a chronic cough.
• Infections: infections associated with bronchitis and pneumonia can cause a chronic cough. Pertussis causes cough, which mainly occurs in adults that are termed whooping cough. Fungal infection can also cause chronic cough-like Tuberculosis infection.

Complications Associated With Chronic Cough

• Loss of bladder control: physical movement (heavy lifting, sneezing, coughing, and laughing, etc.) puts pressure on the bladder that causes a person to leak urine; a condition is called stress incontinence.
• Vomiting: most coughing is not severe, but a powerful cough can cause bleeding, broken bones, or make a person vomit. Vomiting may be caused by the mucus produced drips down the throat, triggering coughing bouts.
• Headache: excess coughing triggers a headache, and doctors classify coughing headache in two categories- primary and secondary, where the primary condition is considered temporary or harmless.
• Intense sweating: blood in coughed-up mucus can be associated with other symptoms, including sweating and fever chills. These symptoms vary from general symptoms and include pneumonia, congestive heart failure, and chronic sinusitis.
• Sleep disruption: chronic cough patients generally experience sleep disruption and is why they seek medical attention.
• Broken ribs: an intense cough-induced rib fracture as constant coughing puts pressure on the ribs. This condition occurs when the cough force is higher than the ribs' elastic limits that causes fracture over the most susceptible area.

Who is at more risk of developing Chronic Cough?

The cough begins when your body tries to clear itself of the irritants that may enter when you smoke. So, people that smoke tobacco is at high risk of developing a chronic cough. Chronic cough can leave you annoyed and exhausted and interrupt your sleep. But being a present or former smoker can cause you chronic cough. Besides this, passive smoking may lead to lung damage and coughing. But it can be effectively treated with Homeopathic Chronic Cough Treatment at Bharat Homeopathy.

We understand that smokers are at high risk of developing chronic cough than ACE inhibitors users and never smokers. In the large prospective population-based study, researchers have analyzed that community-dwelling middle-aged and older populations are at high risk of developing chronic cough due to many reasons. The first reason is smoking, the second is passive or second-hand smoking, and the third is pollution. Besides this, GORD, intense smoking, asthma, and COPD were independent risk factors for chronic cough.

According to research, chronic cough affects approximately —10% of the adult population connected to impaired quality of life. The majority of patients seeking medical assistance for chronic cough are adults. The disease is predominant in women, and the cough reflex is more sensitive in females. However, there are no sex-specific differences in the occurrence rate of chronic cough in males and females.

The treatment of the disease is challenging because of its aetiology multifactorial nature. As a result, chronic cough has been described as a distinct clinical syndrome. Homeopathy is very effective in treating all kinds of respiratory diseases. Homeopathic treatment for Chronic Cough helps patients minimize the symptoms of the disease by implementing a healthy lifestyle.

Treat Your Chronic Cough With Homeopathic Medicines

Bharat Homeopathy is highly objective to treat Chronic Cough with naturally derived remedies. The experts of Bharat Homeopathy have refined knowledge that helped them cure thousands of patients across the globe. We suggest the healthiest way to treat any disease that is free from any side-effect. Our experts prescribe medications according to the patients' past and current medical conditions. We offer Homeopathic Chronic Cough Treatment to patients across the globe. Our expert guide has helped people with improving their lifestyle and health condition. We provide medicines and diet charts so that patients can maintain a regular healthy life.