Colds sometimes turn into coughs for me, so coughing makes my throat infections worse because it irritates the mucosa in the larynx. I have no evidence for this, but I’ve noticed that when I refuse to cough when I have a cold, I have fewer cough symptoms overall.
You Do not want to prevent a cough. That is how a minor cold can turn into a chest infection and then pneumonia. that is what expectorants are intended to prevent.
coughing itself does irritate the upper respiratory tract, and the aveloli. not so much for the progression of the infection, if you are coughing or coughing up phelgm already reached your lungs before you had symptoms. things make it worst if you have allergies or ashtma.
Colds sometimes turn into coughs for me, so coughing makes my throat infections worse because it irritates the mucosa in the larynx. I have no evidence for this, but I’ve noticed that when I refuse to cough when I have a cold, I have fewer cough symptoms overall.
You Do not want to prevent a cough. That is how a minor cold can turn into a chest infection and then pneumonia. that is what expectorants are intended to prevent.
Oh, I should specify I’m talking about dry coughs. Not sure if it makes a difference, but thanks for that.
coughing itself does irritate the upper respiratory tract, and the aveloli. not so much for the progression of the infection, if you are coughing or coughing up phelgm already reached your lungs before you had symptoms. things make it worst if you have allergies or ashtma.