Coughing when exposed to cold air may be associated with bronchitis, cough variant asthma, and allergic cough. Depending on the disease, drugs such as budesonide, dextromethorphan and pentoxyverine may be considered.
1. Bronchitis: acute inflammation of the mucous membranes of the trachea and bronchi caused by cold air, with a cough. Violent dry cough or less sputum, can be appropriate application of cough suppressants, such as dextromethorphan, pentoxyverine, etc., with asthma combined with ipratropium bromide and other drugs. Antibiotics such as cephalosporin and penicillin can be applied to combined bacterial infection.
2. Cough variant asthma: due to airway hyperresponsiveness, chronic inflammation of the airway involving a variety of cells, it is easy to be induced by cold air to appear cough symptoms. Glucocorticosteroids, β2 agonists and other effective inhibition of airway inflammation, diastolic bronchial relief, relief of asthma symptoms. Commonly used drugs are inhaled budesonide, salbutamol, montelukast, aminophylline, ipratropium bromide and other drugs.
3. Allergic Cough: People with allergic constitution have chronic cough after exposure to triggering factors such as cold air. Allergens should be avoided first, and glucocorticoid drugs such as methylprednisolone and hydrocortisone are commonly used for anti-inflammatory and anti-metamorphic reactions. It can also be combined with loratadine for anti-allergy and dextromethorphan for cough suppression.
The above medicines should be used in accordance with the doctor’s instructions. There are many reasons for coughing, so you should consult a doctor in time to clarify the cause of coughing and choose the appropriate medication.