{"id":4477,"date":"2019-04-03T15:27:26","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T15:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ent.gr\/?p=4477"},"modified":"2019-07-05T22:15:12","modified_gmt":"2019-07-05T19:15:12","slug":"coughing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/coughing\/","title":{"rendered":"Coughing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/coughing\/#What_causes_Coughing\" >What causes Coughing?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/coughing\/#Consult_a_doctor_if\" >Consult a doctor if:\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/coughing\/#_For_a_quick_recovery\" >\u00a0For a quick recovery:\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica;\">Coughing is an action your body takes in order to get rid of substances that are irritating the air passages, which carry the air a person breathes in from the nose and mouth to the lungs. <\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica;\">A cough occurs when cells along the air passages get irritated and trigger a chain of events. Consequently, air in the lungs is forced out under high pressure. A person can choose to cough (a voluntary process), or the body may cough on its own (an involuntary process).<\/span><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_causes_Coughing\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 18pt;\">What causes Coughing?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Allergy and asthma<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/sinusitis\/\">Sinusitis<\/a>\u00a0with postnasal drip<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Laryngitis.\u00a0Aside from coughing, laryngitis may be accompanied by voice alteration, hoarseness, throat constriction and difficulty breathing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Pneumonia,\u00a0acute bronchitis and other lung infections such as tuberculosis, pertussis<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Chronic obstructive lung disease, chronic bronchitis and emphysema, in which the main culprit is smoking<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Gastroesophageal reflux disease\u00a0is characterized by the return of fluid and contents from the stomach back into the esophagus. This occurs due to failure of the<\/span><\/span>\n<div id=\"attachment_11650\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11650\" class=\"wp-image-11650 size-medium\" title=\"Smoking causes Coughing.ent\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/quit-smoking.ent_-300x210.jpg\" alt=\"Smoking causes Coughing.ent\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11650\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Smoking causes Coughing<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">lower esophageal sphincter, thus, causing dry cough, heartburn, bad smelling breath and difficulty swallowing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Heart failure, congestive type<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Lung cancer\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Pulmonary embolism\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Cystic fibrosis.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Consult_a_doctor_if\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 18pt;\">Consult a doctor if:\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">You are coughing up\u00a0blood.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Coughing is associated with intense\u00a0wheezing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">You have difficulty in breathing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Coughing is associated with a\u00a0fever and sputum production.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">It fails to improve after other symptoms go away or lessen.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Cough\u00a0changes in character.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">It is associated with\u00a0chest pain.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">There is accompanying\u00a0weight loss.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_For_a_quick_recovery\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 18pt;\">\u00a0For a quick recovery:\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.satory.gr\/en\/smoking-cessation\/\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Stop smoking.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Drink lots of water and fluids.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Treatment to reduce acid reflux in GERD<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Lots of rest<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">References<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">Sharma S, Hashmi MF, Alhajjaj MS. Cough. In: StatPearls.Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2023 Jan.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">Lee AL, Burge AT, Holland AE. Airway clearance techniques for bronchiectasis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015 Nov 23;2015(11):CD008351<\/span><\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><em>Mazzone SB. Sensory regulation of the cough reflex. 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