Emergency Medicine Specialist, General Physician, Family Physician
MBBS, MSc Med (Emergency Medicine)
Emergency Medicine Specialist, General Physician, Family Physician
MBBS, MSc Med (Emergency Medicine)
Internal Medicine Specialist, Diabetologist, Gastroenterologist
M.B.B.S., F.C.P.S.
Internal Medicine Specialist, Diabetologist, Gastroenterologist
M.B.B.S., F.C.P.S.
A cough is a reflex action to clear your airways of mucus and irritants such as dust or smoke. It's rarely a sign of anything serious. A 'dry cough' means it's tickly and doesn't produce any phlegm (thick mucus). A 'chesty cough' means phlegm is produced to help clear your airways.