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Believe it or not, a cough is the body\u2019s way to protect itself and occurs in perfectly healthy people.\u00a0Coughing<\/a>\u00a0is much like a sneeze in that it is not voluntary.<\/p>\n

There are two different classes of nerves, that have endings in the lungs, which are responsible for causing us to cough.<\/p>\n

When a person coughs, their body is trying to get rid of irritants in the air passages.\u00a0Mucus<\/a>\u00a0is oftentimes the reason that a cough starts. The body initiates a cough in order to clear the\u00a0mucus<\/a>\u00a0out of the air passageways.<\/p>\n

Amazingly, a cough can force air at speeds up to three hundred miles per hour.<\/p>\n

If a person is not a smoker and their X-rays are clear then a\u00a0persistent cough<\/a>\u00a0usually means one of three things.\u00a0Asthma<\/a>, post nasal drip or\u00a0heartburn<\/a>. Less often, it can be because of chronic\u00a0bronchitis<\/a>\u00a0or a side effect from prescription medicines.\u00a0Coughing<\/a>\u00a0can also be caused by an infection in your upper respiratory tract, pneumonia, tuberculosis or acute\u00a0bronchitis<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For those of us who smoke, a cough is not something that is so unusual. Most smokers have a cough, or \u2019smoker\u2019s cough\u2019, that is the body\u2019s natural way of getting rid of the excess\u00a0phlegm<\/a>\u00a0that smoking causes. It is important to make sure that you\u00a0quit smoking<\/a>\u00a0as soon as possible, especially if you cough a lot. Children are the king of coughs because their immune systems have not built up many immunities and they get sick, quite often.<\/p>\n

Coughing<\/a>\u00a0can also be caused when we eat. The food goes down the wrong pipe and the epiglottis does it\u2019s job by keeping the food out of the trachea.<\/p>\n

If you have a cough that has been going on for days and continues to get worse then you should go see a doctor. They will need to make sure that you are not dealing with some type of disease. If your cough has lasted in excess of 3 weeks then you could be dealing with several different things. The doctor will be the one to figure it out.<\/p>\n

If you are\u00a0coughing<\/a>\u00a0chronically then there is a high chance that you are dealing with some sort of disease. You can always use OTC cough suppressants to tame the cough down but this is not necessarily a good idea. It shuts down your body\u2019s defense mechanism and does not allow it to properly expel the\u00a0mucus<\/a>\u00a0from your airways.<\/p>\n

If you are looking for a natural cough remedy then there are several choices, for you. Herbs have an advantage over artificial cough suppressants in that they are gentle and have the ability to loosen\u00a0phlegm<\/a>\u00a0while not drying out the membranes. Hyssopus Officinalis and Althea Officinalis are both beneficial to the health of your respiratory system and will make you feel better by soothing your\u00a0mucus<\/a>\u00a0membranes.<\/p>\n

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