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.
How Long Does Bronchitis Last? Acute bronchitis typically lasts two to three weeks, but coughing may persist for up to eight weeks in some people. Chronic bronchitis doesn't ever go away. With this type of bronchitis, coughing jags can last for three months before the next episode.