To begin an etching, an artist must first coat a blank copper plate with wax. Using a steel needle, she draws her intended picture through the wax and onto the metal. The metal is then submerged into a bath of acid and left for about two hours.
The majority of people with a GERD-induced cough donât have classic symptoms of the disease such as heartburn. Chronic cough can be caused by acid reflux or the reflux of nonacidic stomach contents. Some clues as to whether a chronic cough is caused by GERD include: coughing mostly at night or after a meal.
Lozenges are great if you have to go out in public, such as to a movie or a class, but you donât want to disturb others with your cough. 1  If you donât have lozenges, suck on a piece of hard candy. 2  Simply sucking on a piece or hard candy or a lollipop increases saliva production and soothes your dry cough.