Sometimes once you start coughing your throat gets dry and irritated and that makes you cough even more. Sucking on hard candy can help keep things moist. The doctor who gave me this suggestion mentioned Lifesavers, my personal favorite is Werther's Original :o).
If your cough is really bad and goes on for a while, you can get prescription cough syrup with codeine in it (or if you're in Canada you can go to your local drugstore and ask for some acetominophen with codeine over the counter). I have asthma that gets really aggravated when I have a cough, and sometimes codeine is the only thing that helps.
Hope you feel better soon,
Jennifer
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