How to Kick Your Dry Cough
The entire world is focused on viral infections and bacteria right now. Anyone who demonstrates symptoms related to the virus, even if they don’t have the disease, is scared to cough, sneeze, or go out in public. This is a serious problem for those who suffer from allergies or for those who deal with a dry cough on a regular basis.
If this sounds like you, it's ok! Thankfully, there are ways to control your environment and reduce the circumstances that cause you to deal with dry coughs in your home.
Dealing With Coughing
There are numerous reasons for dealing with coughing fits and constant coughing all throughout the day. Why might you deal with coughing on a regular basis? You could be dehydrated. If your throat is not moist enough, you might cough as a symptom.You could also be dealing with allergies. If your coughing is allergy-based, then you need to figure out which allergies are causing your allergies and eliminate the irritant as much as possible. Another reason for coughing is cold air. The cold air that blows on you during the day or night while you sleep is a significant factor.
When cold air blows on you, it can dry out your throat and nasal passages. As a result, you’ll wake up after a night of sleeping with a dry throat that can cause a cough. This is also a problem when you’re outside in the direct wind and your throat gets dried out. Knowing how to combat these issues is key if you want to deal with your cough.
Check Your Home Temperature
It’s important to set your home temperature to a solid, steady temperature that produces a warm but not hot, and cool but not cold environment. An ideal temperature for your home is somewhere between 72-75. Holding your home’s temperature steady year-around is crucial to avoid AC related coughing problems.
If the temperature in your home is set too cold, it can cause more harm than good. Why? When you are under or around air vents that continually produce gusts of cold, dry air, it can irritate your breathing passages and dry out your throat. When this happens overnight, you’ll wake up with a dry, raw throat. Your home should be temperature controlled so you don’t experience significant shifts in the temperature and air is not constantly blowing on you.
Use a Humidifier
Sometimes, no matter how much you do or what you try, you can still suffer from a persistent dry cough. If this sounds like you, there’s one more step you can take to help - using a humidifier.Using a humidifier can help with a wide variety of non-viral symptoms such as a dry cough, dry nasal passages, and even allergies. When your throat is dry because the air in your environment is dry, as well, then you need a way to reintroduce moisture back into your surroundings.
That’s what a humidifier does. Installing a humidifier introduces moisture into the air you breathe by dispersing droplets of moisture into the room you’re in. This brings up the humidity level or moisture level. When there is increased moisture, you’ll notice that your breathing passages are much more moistened and you’ll reduce the severity of your dry cough.
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