Coughing is an important way to keep your throat and airways clear. However, too much coughing may mean you have a disease or disorder.
Some coughs are dry. Others are considered productive. A productive cough is one that brings up mucus. Mucus is also called phlegm or sputum.
Coughs can be either acute or chronic:
We have almost made it through the last of outdoor allergy season. Ragweed has run its course in most of the U.S. while mold spores try to... Read more »
Chronic cough and even chest pain can be caused by acid reflux. This can be difficult to diagnose because the symptoms are often not... Read more »
Phlegm. Secretions. Sputum. Mucous. Yuck! Whatever you call it, that junk in your lungs is yet another part of having COPD that’s not a... Read more »
Cough variant asthma, or CVA for short, is a less common form of asthma that is characterized by the fact that its only symptom is a... Read more »
Recently there have been a lot of questions posted about the “less common” symptoms of reflux such as chronic cough. It seems as though... Read more »