It is a big misconception that clinically, and in our daily lives, we order antimicrobial drips whenever we are unwell.
However, we medical professionals often do the same.
How to treat chronic and subacute coughs?
First, we need to analyze the causes of chronic cough (>8 weeks) and subacute cough (between 3 and 8 weeks).
Subacute cough: cough after infection, chronic cough disease. Jin Chengzhen, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Third Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University
Chronic cough: rhinitis, asthma, gastroesophageal reflux disease, etc. And these diseases antimicrobials are often powerless, except for sinusitis. Other rare causes of chronic cough, such as bronchial tuberculosis, pulmonary fibrosis, tracheal, bronchial foreign bodies, tumors, etc. antimicrobial effect is also poor.
Therefore, antimicrobials should not be applied blindly!