Ways to relieve a cough

In fact, many people will encounter coughs in life, especially coughs caused by colds, which will have different impacts on people's lives and work. Therefore, we must do a good job of treatment and prevention. So how can we really relieve coughs in daily life? Let's take a look at the following more scientific care and cough relief methods!

If the cough problem is not treated and solved in time, it can easily cause pneumonia, which will seriously affect your physical health. Therefore, we must not ignore these problems easily. We should actively ensure our physical health and stay away from some diseases in our lives.

Once the cause of the cough is found, symptomatic treatment can be given. Scientific care methods can also alleviate the symptoms of the cough:

1. Strengthen physical fitness. Appropriate outdoor activities and physical exercise can increase the body's resistance to climate change.

2. Ensure adequate sleep. When sleeping, you can raise your head slightly and lie on your side to keep your airway open.

3. Increase air humidity. The room temperature should be preferably 20℃ and the indoor humidity should be maintained at 60%-65%. It is best to hang a hygrometer in the room for easy observation. It’s dry in winter and spring, so you can use a humidifier or hang wet clothes and towels indoors. When you have a severe cough and phlegm in your throat, you can inhale steam or turn on the hot water in the bathroom to allow warm and humid steam to enter your airways.

4. Apply a hot water bottle to your back to relieve cough. Applying a hot water bottle to your back can relieve cough symptoms. Fill a hot water bottle with hot water at about 40℃, wrap it with a thin towel, and then apply it to the back near the lungs. This can speed up the expulsion of cold and stop coughing quickly.

5. Hot drinks can relieve cough. Drinking more warm drinks can make sticky phlegm thinner and easier to cough up. It is best to drink warm water or warm milk, or you can drink fresh fruit juice mixed with warm water. Choose less pungent juices such as apple juice or pear juice, and avoid drinking citrus juices such as orange juice and grapefruit juice.

6. Apply externally to relieve cough. Use a mixture of fresh ginger or garlic slices, snail mucus and egg white, and apply it on the sternum from top to bottom, twice a day for a few minutes each time.

The above is an introduction to some methods of relieving cough. After understanding, we found that in order to better alleviate these problems, we also need to pay attention to diet and health care in daily life. By following these healthy eating principles, you can effectively help yourself achieve the effect of auxiliary treatment.