Scandinavian form of Andreas (see ANDREW). A famous bearer was the Swedish physicist Anders Jonas ÃngstrÃ¶m (1814-1874). Expand Name Links.
Dry coughs that continue after other cold symptoms clear or that occur without other symptoms may be caused by a variety of health problems. Some people start coughing when they breathe very dry,heated air. This can be caused by environmental irritation or allergies.
A dry, hacking cough may develop toward the end of a cold or after exposure to an irritant, such as dust or smoke. There are many causes of a nonproductive cough, such as: 1  Viral illnesses. 2  After a common cold, a dry cough may last several weeks longer than other symptoms and often gets worse at night. Infections. 2  An infection of the lungs or upper airway passages can cause a cough. 3  A productive cough may be a symptom of pneumonia, bronchitis, sinusitis, or tuberculosis. 4  Chronic lung disease.