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Chronic Cough By : Anti Cough
Chronic Cough • Chronic cough is a cough that is difficult to cure. Chronic cough is actually not a disease but a symptom of a disease.
What are the causes of chronic cough? • Some of these diseases cause chronic cough. Among others, sinus infections, asthma, colds allergies to the upper respiratory tract. Another condition that can cause chronic cough is the entry of foreign matter into the lungs. Therefore required chest x-ray examinations when patients come with complaints of chronic cough.
Some cases which need to chest x-ray • Smoking habit which often causes chronic cough. • Asthma. Respiratory disease has difficulty breathing or wheezing due to an allergic reaction. • GERD (Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease). This disease is caused by the backflow of stomach acid into the upper respiratory tract or esophagus.
Sinus. Sinus infection or sinusitis can also cause chronic cough. Disorder is slightly more difficult to detect, but with a complete examination of any small abnormalities in the sinus can be known. • Bronchitis or pneumonia. Infections that occur in the airways caused by bacterial, fungal and viral infections. • Some blood pressure medications or hypertension, ace inhibitor class. • Causes of chronic cough include rare is tumor, sarcoidosis and other lung diseases.
How to treatment a chronic cough? • Chronic cough treatment is to treat a disease that causes chronic cough. Before it was discovered the cause, patients may be given cough medicine according to doctor's prescription.
Chronic cough can be prevented? • Chronic cough can be prevented if you want to do the following: • stop smoking. Because smoking is the biggest cause of chronic cough. • Immediately to the doctor if you have chronic airway diseases such as asthma and others. • Stay away from people which suffer from lung infections. • Increase consumption of fruits, fruits that have a lot of flavonoid substances and high in fiber can prevent a chronic cough.
