• Smoogs@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    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.

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      11 minutes ago

      Oh, I should specify I’m talking about dry coughs. Not sure if it makes a difference, but thanks for that.