STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (WPVI) -- A cough is supposed to protect the lungs and windpipe from irritants. But coughs that go on and on can be annoying - or signs of bigger problems. Chronic coughs can have ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Most cases are benign and resolve spontaneously. The most common causes are post-infectious, asthma or ...

Dear Eric: I am in my 70s, and for the last couple of decades I have had occasional coughing fits that are triggered by talking too long and/or too loudly. When these fits happen, I literally can’t ...

Dear Dr. Roach: Ten to 15 years ago, I had to constantly clear my throat and it was driving me and everybody around me nuts. You had written a column about chronic throat-clearing. In the article, you ...

Chronic cough is among the most common reasons for seeking medical care, with middle-aged women the group most affected. New studies also show that this condition appears to be a hereditary phenomenon ...

Medically reviewed by Jason DelCollo, DO Key Takeaways Expectorants are medicines that thin mucus to help make coughing ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Poor lung function trajectories were found among those with chronic productive cough and those with intermittent ...

Anyone who has dealt with a lingering cough knows how quickly it can take over daily life. It interrupts conversations, disrupts sleep and makes even simple things like eating or drinking ...

Chronic cough, with symptoms lasting more than eight weeks, affects approximately one in 10 adults. Cough is among the most common reasons for seeking medical care in the United States, yet chronic ...

If you’ve had a mystery cough that just won’t go away, it’s easy to assume it’s something respiratory: maybe lingering from a cold, seasonal allergies, or even asthma. But sometimes, the source of the ...