A hoarse cough with phlegm can be caused by physiological factors such as smoke irritation, excessive use of voice, or colds, pharyngitis, etc., and needs to be treated according to the cause.
1. Physiological factors: For excessive use of voice, smoke or tobacco flavor irritation caused by hoarseness and cough with phlegm, you need to pay attention to rest, talk less, away from the adverse environment, drink more water to moisturize the respiratory tract, relieve cough and hoarseness, during the period of time, it is recommended to reduce exposure to spicy stimulating diet, so as not to aggravate the discomfort.
2. Colds: Coughing and hoarseness caused by colds can be relieved by drinking more water and paying more attention to keeping warm. If you cough up yellow pus and sputum, it is mostly caused by bacterial infection, and you can use antibiotics such as amoxicillin and cephradine to fight the infection. If it is caused by influenza virus, you can take oral oseltamivir and other antiviral drugs to relieve.
3. Pharyngitis: For pharyngitis causing hoarse voice and cough with phlegm, you should avoid using your voice excessively and drink plenty of warm water. If you have a cough with a lot of phlegm or phlegm is difficult to cough up, you can use expectorants such as acetylcysteine and aminoglutethimide to dissolve phlegm and stop coughing. For hoarseness, medicines such as Qing Yin Pills and Huang’s Rattle Pills can be used.
Hoarseness and cough with phlegm may also be caused by other reasons, if the symptoms are serious, under the guidance of a doctor to use drugs to treat, but after the use of medication, if there is discomfort, you should consult a doctor in a timely manner.