How can i get rid of a chest cough as quickly as possible?!
Question: and like eliminate phlegm.
spitting it up grosses me out so maybe just avoiding that?
or i'll do it if i really have to
but my friend's birthday is soon and i don't want to be sick.
Answers: and like eliminate phlegm.
spitting it up grosses me out so maybe just avoiding that?
or i'll do it if i really have to
but my friend's birthday is soon and i don't want to be sick.
Coughs can be treated with cough medicines. Dry coughs are treated with cough suppressants (antitussives) that suppress the body's urge to cough, while productive coughs (coughs that produce phlegm) are treated with expectorants that loosen mucus from the respiratory tract. Centrally acting cough suppressants, such as codeine and dextromethorphan reduce the urge to cough by inhibiting the response of the sensory endings by depolarization, or a dulling, of the vagus nerve, the nerve leading from the brain stem and serving the chest area. A recent study indicates that, because of the presence of theobromine in chocolate, 50 grams of dark chocolate may be an effective treatment for a persistent cough.
Research has demonstrated that gargling with a mixture of warm water and salt washes away the layer of mucus on the throat containing bacteria and proteins that cause inflammation, according to the American Academy of Otolaryngology.
Take medicine and use Vick Vapor Rub.
Clears it up nicely.
And coughing it up may be gross, but it's a good thing. You WANT it to come up.
Technically you can not "treat" a cough. All the cough syrup does is suppress the cough, which can do the opposite of what you want....last longer. Putting a humidifier in your room will help bring the cough up and out. The phlegm is really gross, but if it stays put then it will last longer. If you cough it up then it's leaving your system as it should. Your body coughs because it wants it out. Gross I know but there ya go.