Dry, Chesty And Tickly Coughs

When you cough, it’s simply your body trying to clear your airway. This reflex action is triggered by something that blocks or irritates your breathing passage, such as dust, smoke or phlegm.

Most coughs can be painful or irritating and often clear up within three weeks with the help of products such as Venos. However if your cough lasts longer than a period of 3 weeks please visit a healthcare professional.

There are several types of cough, as follows:

What’s a dry cough?

A dry cough can be intense and painful. It’s called an unproductive cough because you don’t bring up any phlegm. Infections like a cold or the flu, or irritants such as dust or smoke can be triggers and can cause your throat to become sore.

What’s a chesty cough?

You get a chesty, or productive cough when there’s too much phlegm in your chest. When irritants such as dust, bacteria or viruses enter your lungs, extra phlegm is created to fight off infection. Your cough helps remove this phlegm and clear your airways.

What’s a tickly cough?

Your cough is triggered when something irritates your throat, making it sore and tickly.

Coughs can be painful and exhausting, but most are caused by viral infections and usually clear within a few weeks.

If your cough is persistent it’s worth checking the underlying cause. See your GP if you’ve had it for over 3 weeks, or you notice additional symptoms such as coughing blood, shortness of breath, chest pain or weight loss as this may be a sign of a long term respiratory infection, asthma or an allergy.