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 a sore throat and cough last - How long can a viral sore throat and cough last? Received steroid shot and have had for about 5 days. When to go back to doctor? Depends. Now if you have mono sometimes this can last several weeks. Granted you have already been tested for strep you will not need antibiotics.