I don’t think there is anyone on the planet that hasn’t had a cough. It’s a biological reflex in basic 

terms and as it seems to occupy up to 40% of presentations to a health care provider, 

I thought it would be good to cover the why what and how of this ubiquitous symptom.

Links: 

The mechanism of a cough: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6502102/#

The anatomy of a cough: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3415124/

Long term coughs: https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/that-nagging-cough

Red flags for coughs: https://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/clinical-feature/clinical-areas/respiratory/red-flag-refreshers-cough/

A reminder about TB (tuberculosis): https://www.who.int/health-topics/tuberculosis

Honey for cough: https://ebm.bmj.com/content/26/2/57

A functional medicine case study: https://consultqd.clevelandclinic.org/patients-25-year-cough-relieved-by-diet-and-thermal-depuration/

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