cough
Cough Disease is a natural reaction of the patient to protect his lungs from certain substances that lead to inflammation in the nerve endings in the bronchus, and women are more susceptible to the disease than men. There are types according to the duration of the cough, namely:
- Acute cough: lasts less than 3 weeks.
- Subacute cough: which lasts for 3-8 weeks.
- Chronic cough: which lasts for more than 8 weeks.
Causes of coughing
- The body may be sensitive to certain substances, such as smoke, pollen, air polluted with dust, car fumes, and some perfumes. The body gets rid of these substances that hurt the lungs by coughing and removing such substances from the body.
- Some diseases, such as:
- Upper respiratory infection, such as influenza, and pneumonia, which causes acute coughing.
- Other infections of the respiratory system, which may lead to acute undercurrent even after recovery.
- Asthma, upper airway cough syndrome and gastro-esophageal reflux disease; these diseases lead to chronic cough.
- Some medicines lead to coughing, such as:
- ACE inhibitor (ACE inhibitor), which is used to treat high pressure.
- Beta blockers.
Symptoms of coughing
Symptoms depend on the cause of the disease, but in general the symptoms are as follows:
- Excess mucus with coughing.
- Feeling tired.
- pain in chest.
- Inability to control urination.
- a headach.
- Sweating.
- The inability to sleep normally.
- Sour taste in the mouth; in the case of gastroesophageal reflux disease.
- Whistling with cough.
Cough treatment
- The doctor asks many questions about the patient. To find out if he is allergic to a substance, he should avoid exposure to it, such as smoke, dust, contaminants, and other substances. The patient should keep himself away from them as much as possible, Contain them.
- The doctor knows the severity of the disease by knowing the number of times the cough, and duration, and the form of fluid that came out with it, if the blood out this is a danger to the patient, and through the doctor gives him appropriate treatment.
- To find out the cause of the disease, the doctor makes sure if there are diseases in the lungs associated with this cough or not, to treat this disease, causing these tests:
- The doctor uses his headphone to hear the cough.
- Take a sample of mucus, examine it and see if it contains bacteria or not.
- Chest x-ray, to ensure the safety of the heart and lungs, and free of any diseases; as this examination reveals the presence of pneumonia, or the presence of lung cancer.
- X-ray examination also, to see the presence of sinuses.
- Lung function is examined by calculating the amount of air inside and outside the lung, calculating the air intake speed, and its ability to deliver oxygen to the blood. This examination reveals the presence of asthma, as well as sinus infection.
- Giving the patient some medicines, including:
- Cough suppressants, and given as the last option, when no previous treatment is effective.
- The drug is an expectorant.
- Enlarged Bronchodilators.
This article does not rely on medical reference, and do not stop to consult your doctor.
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