Cough pain in the back of the head is usually caused by upper respiratory tract infection, and secondly, it may also be combined with cervical spondylosis, the patient will have pain in the back of the head when coughing. Cough is a common symptom of the respiratory tract, can clear the respiratory tract foreign body and secretion, play a protective role. Coughing is usually caused by upper respiratory tract infections, for viral upper respiratory tract infections, in addition to coughing there will be headache symptoms, so there will be coughing back of the head pain. In addition, cough pain in the back of the head may also be a combination of cervical spondylosis, cervical spondylosis is a cervical degenerative disease caused by clinical syndromes, the patient will appear neck and back stiffness, pain and radiating pain and other symptoms. If the patient suffers from cervical spondylosis, the patient’s head position changes when coughing, which may also cause pain in the back of the head. Patients can seek specialist medical care and take cough suppressants, such as dextromethorphan and pentoxyverine citrate tablets, as prescribed by the doctor, to stop the cough.