There can be a range of reasons for a persistent cough. But most chronic coughs are caused by three conditions.

A dry cough occurs as a natural reflex when inflammation or irritation affects your airway. It is also called an unproductive ...

A cough that produces phlegm is known as a wet cough or productive cough. If it doesn’t produce phlegm, it’s called a dry cough or unproductive cough. Knowing which type you have can help you ...

The type of cough that most typically relates to COVID-19 is a dry, or unproductive cough. This refers to a tickly cough that does not produce any phlegm. However, in more severe cases, a person ...

In December I came down with a cold. I managed to shake it with home treatment but developed a cough. At first it was productive but for a few weeks I was just coughing because of an itch. I''d ...

A cough can also be dry or “unproductive”. This happens when the cough receptors in the airways, throat and upper oesophagus have become overly sensitised, triggering a cough even when there ...

Table 2. Changes in cough-related symptoms following treatment with levocloperastine 30, 60 and 120 mg/day for 6 days in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (n = 40).