Dry cough and Coughing Endlessly
Dry cough is a very common reason for medical consultation. It is not a disease, but a symptom, which is commonplace in itself but can have multiple causes.
Cough is a brutal and forced air exhalation reflex, which must make it possible to “clean” the airways. Unlike the so-called fat cough, dry cough does not produce sputum (it is not productive). It is most often a cough of irritation.
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Cough may be isolated or may be accompanied by other symptoms such as fever, runny nose, chest pain, etc. Moreover, it sometimes happens that the dry cough then becomes fat, after a few days, as in case of bronchitis, for example.
A cough is never normal: it is not necessarily serious, of course, but it must be the subject of a medical consultation, especially if it becomes chronic, that is to say if it persists more than 3 weeks. Because couging may be regarded as a symptom of lung cancer in some situations. In this case, an X-ray of the lungs and a medical examination are necessary.
Coughing and Lung Cancer
If these dry coughs long more than usual, especially if you feel that it is permanant, you should see a doctor. Because endless coughing may be regarded as a signal for lung cancer as it was said before.
