A wet or “productive” cough means coughing up a lot of mucus. A cough can also be dry or “unproductive”. This happens when the cough receptors in the airways, throat and upper oesophagus have become ...

A persistent cough can be embarrassing, especially if people think you have COVID. Coughing frequently can also make you physically tired, interfere with sleep and trigger urinary incontinence.

Learning to recognize when a cough signals something more serious than a common cold isn’t about becoming paranoid or rushing to the emergency room every time you clear your throat. It’s about ...

Keep in mind that "coughing fits can return many months after the whooping cough illness started," the CDC states. Deaths due to whooping cough are "rare," according to the Mayor Clinic.

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A popular social media post that first surfaced in the ’90s is popping up again. It says that regular and vigorous coughing can keep you alive if you have a heart attack while you’re by yourself.

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Pulmonologist Dr. Sean Duffy says any cough lasting more than 8 weeks is considered chronic and deserves a look by a doctor. Many are benign, such as post-virus coughs, which can last several months.

Keep in mind that "coughing fits can return many months after the whooping cough illness started," the CDC states. JN.1: COVID variant is nearly half of COVID cases in US, CDC says.