How to treat a recurring cough that won’t go away



Repeated coughs may be caused by allergic cough, bronchitis, pneumonia, cardiovascular disease, etc. Patients should choose to take medication according to the cause and symptoms.

1. Allergic cough: patients with allergic cough can take glucocorticosteroid drugs such as budesonide and methylprednisolone under the guidance of the doctor, which can help improve the symptoms of recurrent cough.

2. Bronchitis: bronchitis patients can take cephalosporin and levofloxacin and other drugs, can fundamentally control the progress of the disease, but also can take Pentoxyverine and other drugs, to alleviate the symptoms of recurrent cough that does not go away.

3. Pneumonia: Pneumonia is mostly caused by bacterial infection, patients can first choose cefuroxime and cefradine and other antibiotic treatment, but also symptomatic use of codeine and Pentoxyverine and other cough medication, can improve the above symptoms.

4. cardiovascular disease: cardiovascular disease may also lead to recurrent coughing for a long time, patients can choose nitroglycerin, isosorbide nitrate and other drugs to control the condition.

Repeated cough may also be caused by lung tumors, tuberculosis, digestive diseases, etc. Patients should go to the hospital in time to receive treatment, and should not change the dosage of medication on their own.