Cough

There are 2 different categories for having a cough- acute cough (cough usually caused from flu, cold or sinus infection) or chronic cough (a cough that lasts more than 3 weeks). Coughing is important for people to be able to clear their airways or throat, but a cough that is uncontrolled may be caused by a disorder or disease process. A “productive cough” is when you cough up mucus or phlegm.

There are many causes for chronic coughing such as asthma, allergic rhinosinusitis, smoking, COPD, certain medications, lung infections or GERD.