Do you suffer cough that has lasted more than a week? It's very annoying, but it is actually normal. Many people consider cough is not serious disease, that they can actually recover less than five days. Perhaps that's why so many people choose to drinks antibiotics, when the cough does not go away.
In a telephone survey, the researchers asked 493 people about how many days normally acute cough or flu that trigger cough usually last. In addition, the researchers also looked at the existing medical literature to find out how long acute cough normally last. The survey showed cough should range between 7-9 days. Yet according to the literature, the average duration of cough illness can reach 18 days. Had a cough for 18 days does sound very long. No wonder so many patients go to the doctor sooner than that time. Doctors also sometimes can not resist antibiotics requests from patients, even for viral diseases.
There is no reason to worry if cough has not healed. There are many infections like flu that can last up to 10 days. Cough can be longer than that, so we should be patient and allow the body to heal by itself naturally. By knowing how many days the cough normally last before healed, we should not be too worried. Anyway, there are some type of cough that need to watch, such as excessive phlegm. If your cough is accompanied by shortness of breath or wheezing sound in the chest, you should also consult a doctor. Several types of medications can also trigger coughing, such as high blood pressure medication.
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