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Monday, October, 26, 2009

What Causes Cough At Night

Health Encyclopedia: Cough

Home Care

Although coughing can be a troubling symptom, it is usually your body's way of healing. Here are some tips to help ease your cough:

  • If you have a dry, tickling cough, try cough drops or hard candy. NEVER give these to a child under age 3, because they can cause choking.
  • Use a vaporizer or take a steamy shower. Both these things increase the moisture in the air and can help soothe a dry throat.
  • Drink plenty of fluids. Liquids help thin the mucus in your throat and...
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Expert & Community Posts

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Understanding Cough Variant Asthma
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert

...It can occur any time of the day, though coughing at night that wakes you up is common with CVA.... Read more »

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The Never Ending Cough: Is Cough Medication the Answer?
By James Thompson, MD , Health Expert

We have almost made it through the last of outdoor allergy season. Ragweed has run its course in... Read more »

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How Do I Know If It's a Cold or If I Have Asthma and/or Allergies?
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert

...child has had a runny nose, sneezing, wheezing, and coughing for a few weeks now. I thought it... Read more »

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Dr. Eisner Answer your GERD Questions: Does Smoking Cause Acid Reflux?
By Todd Eisner , Health Expert

...chocolate and peppermints. You need to not eat late at night, and not lie flat within three... Read more »

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Acid Reflux and Asthma
By Fred Little , Health Expert

...asthmatics who are particularly afflicted with wheezing at night.   Who should get treatment... Read more »

Health Guide

Q&A About the Acetaminophen Drug Warning
 What exactly is a "black box" warning?Simply put, it's the strongest warning that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) can require on a drug's packaging. The FDA requires the black box... Read more »
Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease: Symptoms
...diagnosis.Shortness of breath occurs, but it may not be as severe during rest as it is in emphysema.Lying down at night worsens symptoms in advanced conditions, so patients must sleep sitting... Read more »
Pneumonia: Diagnosis
...consolidation in the lung.Asthma. In asthma, the cough is accompanied by wheezing and occurs mostly at night or during activity. Fever is rarely present (unless the patient also has an infection).... Read more »
Disc Herniation: What is it?
...his teeth, he feels a sudden neck pain with a sharp, lacerating pain screaming down his arm. Later that night, he starts to feel numbness and tingling in his left little finger. The pain becomes... Read more »
Acid Reflux Symptoms
...back.According to one study, nearly three-quarters of patients with frequent GERD symptoms experience them at night. Patients with nighttime GERD also tend to experience more severe pain than... Read more »

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This medication is used to treat rheumatoid arthritis that has not improved with other drugs... Read more »

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This medication is used alone or in combination with an immunosuppressant (e.g., methotrexate) to... Read more »

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Rosiglitazone is an anti-diabetic drug (thiazolidinedione-type, also called "glitazones") used with... Read more »

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This medication is used to reduce pain and swelling due to certain types of arthritis (e.g.,... Read more »

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