Is it normal to have a cough that doesn't go away for a month?

Cough is a common disease in autumn and winter. For many patients, cough will improve within a week through conditioning and medication. Is it normal if the cough doesn't go away after a month? We must be careful when dealing with long-term coughing situations like this. This may be due to poor conditioning and repeated exposure to cold. Of course, we should also consider whether it is lung disease or asthma. If it is the latter, we must go to the hospital for examination as soon as possible, let the doctor determine the cause and give active treatment.

What is asthma?

Asthma is a chronic bronchial disease that causes inflammation and swelling of the patient's airways due to allergies, narrowing the breathing passages and leading to difficulty breathing.

Asthma is the result of the combined effects of internal and external factors.

1. Internal factors: genetic factors and physical factors

2. External factors: allergens, infection, exercise, drugs and chemicals, mental factors, climate change, etc.

Main symptoms of asthma

The main symptoms of asthma are coughing and wheezing, which are paroxysmal and long-term. The main clinical manifestations include coughing, wheezing, sneezing, chest tightness and difficulty breathing. In severe cases, the face may even turn pale and the patient may feel extremely cold.

Teach you how to judge: Is your child having a common cough or asthma?

Although the symptoms of asthma are relatively obvious, in the early stages of the disease it is easy for parents to mistake it for a cold, or misdiagnose it as bronchitis, pneumonia, etc., thus delaying treatment.

When the body has the following conditions, it is likely to be asthma, and parents should pay attention to it:

1. Repeated cough for more than 1 month;

2. Dry cough may occur after inhaling cold air or drinking cold drinks during exercise;

3. Allergic to certain smells, causing sneezing and sneezing;

4. Allergic to seafood, certain tropical fruits, and some medicines;

5. Eating eggs and milk powder during infancy often causes crying, vomiting, diarrhea, and severe and recurrent eczema;

6. Frequent sneezing, runny nose, stuffy nose, and itchy nose;

6. Have an obvious history of eczema or a family history of allergies.

How to distinguish common cough, pneumonia and asthma by listening to the sound

1. Common cold: cough with phlegm, not accompanied by wheezing or shortness of breath, regardless of day or night;

2. Whooping cough: Violent, hoarse coughing fits - up to 25 coughing fits per breath. The child will make a high-pitched roaring sound when he inhales forcefully;

3. Asthma: A persistent cough often accompanied by wheezing or breathlessness that lasts for more than 10 days and worsens at night or after exercise, and when the child is exposed to pollen, cold air, animal dander, dust or smoke.

4. Flu: A slightly hoarse cough from the throat that occurs every once in a while, sometimes dry and sometimes with phlegm;

5. Bronchiolitis: coughing with phlegm or wheezing, shortness of breath, weak breathing, or difficulty breathing;

6. Reflux esophagitis: The child has wheezing and a persistent hoarse cough after eating;

7. Croup: It is characterized by a strong dry cough with a very clear sound, similar to the roar of a seal, usually occurring at midnight. This sound is unlike any cough you have heard before.