To minimize the health risks of a non-mainstream treatment. 1  Discuss it with your doctor. It might have side effects or interact with other medicines. 2  Find out what the research says about it. 3  Choose practitioners carefully. 4  Tell all of your doctors and practitioners about all of the different types of treatments you use.
1 Acute coughs usually begin rapidly and are often due to a cold, flu, or sinus infection. They usually go away after 3 weeks. 2  Subacute coughs last 3 to 8 weeks.  Chronic coughs last longer than 3 weeks.
Breathing rapidly (60 to 80 times per minute) or with mild to severe difficulty Wheezing, which usually lasts approximately seven days Persistent coughing, which may last for 14 or more days (persistent cough also may be caused by other serious illnesses that require medical attention)