Why does not it take a long time to cough?

For a long time there is no cough, which is chronic. It does not disappear for three weeks or more. The main reason for this phenomenon is chronic bronchitis, especially in people who abuse tobacco. If the patient does not smoke and in any other way does not irritate the throat, but he still does not have a cough for a long time, it is necessary to visit the doctor to exclude asthma, gastroesophageal reflux, postnazalnoe leakage.
In addition, chronic cough can talk about the presence of a tumor of a benign or malignant type, evidence of heart failure, the defeat of air veins veins. With these diseases, a protracted cough may be the only symptom. Therefore, it can not be ignored.
The main type of research in the event that a cough does not last for a long time is radiography. The picture will reflect all changes in the lungs well. This will significantly narrow the range of possible diseases. If the X-ray does not show any changes, then other methods of research are used that help to exclude or confirm a disease.
Often a chronic lingering cough is accompanied by nasal congestion, sensation that the contents of the nasopharynx drains, rales, a feeling of heaviness in the chest, acidic eructations and heartburn, the presence of blood in the sputum.
The most common cause, due to which cough for a long time does not pass, is asthma. It occurs in people of any age. This disease is accompanied by shortness of breath, wheezing, a feeling of heaviness and stuffiness in the chest. But it also happens that the only symptom of asthma is a chronic cough. Sometimes these attacks begin with the inhalation of cold air or irritants.
Often cough does not last long after ARI. Infectious process can continue in a sluggish form in the airways. As a result, their sensitivity increases, and this causes a cough reaction. This phenomenon is difficult for a person, because coughing attacks disturb sleep and wakefulness. They can cause dizziness, sweating, weakness, headaches, broken ribs, urinary incontinence.
It is important in the treatment of this phenomenon - to establish why the cough does not pass. After the causes become clear, therapy with modern medications and procedures will help to cope with difficulties. But in the event that the cause has not been identified, symptomatic treatment is performed with the help of cough suppressants. This medication with codeine, camphor, dextromethorphan, menthol. Using mukoreguljatorov it is possible to achieve an excellent expectorant effect. They restore the ciliated epithelium and its activity. The latest preparations of this group include "Bromgexin" and "Ambroxol". The effect of their application manifests itself quickly, literally a day after the beginning of the reception. When asthma is needed, funds that expand the bronchi. You can use folk remedies for coughing: inhalation from pine buds, eating carrot juice, cranberry juice, etc.