This is 8 myths and facts about cough

Cough

Often times cough be irritating when activity, uhuk-uhuk it not want to stop. How not, concentration at work often times shattered when a prolonged cough.

Well, here it is myths and facts about cough you need to know, among others:

1. All cough caused by infection

Fact: not true all the cough caused by infection. There are many reasons that cause a person suffer a cough.

Dr Mandar Kubal, Director of Infectious Diseases and Pulmonary Care Pvt Ltd said the cough can be caused by something as simple as a virus commonly found around humans, as well as bacterial infections that cause pneumonia. Gastro esophageal reflux disease (GERD) can also cause chronic cough, and in rare cases cough can also occur due to heart failure.

2. Each cough need antibiotics

Fact: According to Dr Mandar Kubal, most coughs are caused by viruses so that consuming the antibiotics will not help much. Although there are bacteria that cause sore throat and associated with cough, but consuming the antibiotics without a prescription will be more harm than his benefit. Let the doctor who check, you who decide whether you need drinking antibiotics or not.

3. The cough have own time

Fact: Cough is the body's defense mechanisms in the respiratory tract. Coughing is also an effort to clear mucus caused by infection or irritation. In some cases, home remedies could indeed relieve cough.

Do not let the cough protracted, because believed cough have own time. If the cough feels so excruciating and lasts in a long time, the most expedient way is with visit a doctor.

4. Cough in a long time, certainly tuberculosis

Fact: Not every cough is tuberculosis. Gyanshankar Dr. Mishra, a pulmonologis, emphasize there are other causes of chronic cough such as pneumonia, chronic lung disease or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, ILD (interstitial lung disease), lung cancer, etc.

5. Warm soup can treat cough

Fact: Most coughs are caused by infection or a symptom of other medical conditions. Therefore, according to Dr. Mandar, soup or warm water is able to relieve sore throat and reduce irritation but can not cure the infection.

6. Eating acidic foods can cause cough

Fact: Dr Mandar explain there is no evidence that support the opinion that consuming acidic foods can cause coughing. However there is the possibility of acidic foods cause mild irritation in the throat.

7. All cough medicines syrup cause sleepiness

Fact: Only a syrup cough medicine which containing active ingredients such as antihistamines, including chlorpheniramine that cause drowsiness. Whereas cough medicine new formulation with active ingredient a kind of dextromethorphan does not cause drowsiness.

8. All cough medicines syrup it is addictive

Fact: Most cough medicines are not addictive. Although there are some that contain codeine, so that has addictive potential. Therefore beware of the appearance of symptoms of addiction, especially in adolescents.