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Can chewing hard candies such as "mint candies" help reduce a person's cough? does it produce more salvia? i had a cough but i hard candy reduced it.
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Yes, they do: mostly, they overload the sensitory system and the cough trigger is overwhelmed so you don't notice the triggers of the cough as much. Plain hard candy works. More stimulation (hot/irritation/etc) work better.
Answered 12/11/2016
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