In recent years, I have come to discover that one of the things that is cutting short our lifespan is we usually face a lot of health issues in this our present age. Some of the health issues is tied to young age, some is tied down to old age and for some people, it is tied down to everyone irrespective of how old or young you are.
One of the most common health issues that people face or is facing is coughing. In countries like Nigeria whereby there is a lot of environmental factors that can stimulate coughing, it has become a frequent health issue. When it comes to cough, it is not only restricted to only young age but even old age. If not treated, cough can lead to more severe health issues and that is why it is necessary we know how it works as that will help to put our health in good shape.
When it comes to the causes of cough, there are a whole lot of factors that can associate to it. For some people, it can be because of infections, for some people it can because they are allergic to something. In fact on several occasions, I have suffer of cough because of this factor. Sometimes if I am around something I am allergic to, if usually leads to cough issue for me. But one of the major causes of cough most especially in Nigeria, it is due to respiratory infections like common cold.
Sometimes also, it can lead to environmental factors, when I am talking about environmental impact, I am talking about situations like Dust, like air pollution and many more. All these things can lead to the cause of fighting at the end of the day because most especially air pollution, it affects the respiratory issues.
When it comes to cough, we have two major types of cough. We have the dry cough and the productive cough. Most of the time what we usually face is fry cough like inflammation, like dry air and generally infections. When it comes to cough, thank God it falls to the category of treatable disease. Of course we have incurable illness. Examples like AIDS and cancer and we have curable. Yes cough can be curable.
There are some measures to put in place. The First is for you to stay hydrated. When you take a whole lot of water, it will help to overcome all those irritated throat and this can prevent ease when it comes to throat. Also there are some natural remedies that can be put in place which can be cure cough. Well medically, it is advisable not to use natural remedies as they can have adverse side effects. It is better to use medicated drugs.
When it comes to the case of cough, if it persist, then seek medical attention because there are cases whereby it can be as a result of tuberculosis and many more. Generally it is better to prevent cough than to treat it and when it comes to prevention of cough, there are some measures you can certainly put in place to prevent cough.
The first is for you to practice good and clean hygiene. Make sure that you always practice hand washing every single time. Make sure that your surroundings and your environment are always clean as this will go a long way to help prevent cough. Also, make sure that you use medications that can help to prevent triggers of allergy. Adding all of these things up will go a long way to help to make sure that you live a life free from cough health issues.
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