The word brisa means breeze in Spanish or Portuguese. In French, it means it broke. (verb briser, to snap or break) The word brisa means breeze in Spanish or Portuguese. In French, it means it broke. (verb briser, to snap or break)
Chronic dry coughs are usually caused by irritation from cigarette smoke, environmental irritants, allergies, postnasal drip, or asthma. Several chronic lung diseases also cause a dry, hacking cough. Some people cough out of habit for no clear reason. Gastric reflux may also cause a chronic dry cough. Usually you will also have other symptoms, such as heartburn, burning in the throat, or increased saliva.
Many dry coughs result from respiratory conditions of one kind or another. For example, if your cough was preceded by symptoms of a viral upper respiratory tract infection, or URTI -- nasal congestion, sore throat, generalized aches and pains -- it may be a post-viral cough.