Identify trigger: The most important aspect to treating a cough is to identify the trigger. By knowing what is causing the cough, a helpful treatment can be offered. There are multiple reasons for cough ranging from infections, asthma, allergies, acid reflux, foreign body in the lungs, tumor, heart failure, side effect from medications, etc. This is just a partial list. A lung specialist can assist.
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