What is the reason for itchy throat and dry cough?

In autumn and winter, it is common to have itchy throat and dry cough. Generally speaking, dry cough is a chronic disease. Sometimes the effect of using some antibiotics is often not obvious enough. Patients generally do not have symptoms of fever and will not affect daily rest. However, if the dry cough symptoms are more severe, it will cause constant coughing. There are many reasons for dry cough, such as a history of allergic diseases, allergic rhinitis, allergic asthma, or chronic bronchitis, etc., which may cause such symptoms. When dry cough occurs, the focus is on daily conditioning. You should eat more foods that can moisten the lungs and relieve coughs, such as rock sugar and snow pears, eat and drink more health-preserving porridge and health-preserving soup, and drink more water. These will help relieve the symptoms.

1. History of allergies

This type of dry cough is mainly related to the patient's physical condition, such as genetic factors, immune status, mental state, etc. These factors may cause dry cough. In addition, endocrine and health status may also cause this situation.

2. Chronic bronchitis

Long-term dry cough in the throat may be caused by chronic bronchitis, or a variant of the cough caused by asthma, tuberculosis, etc. In this case, it is recommended to take bupleurum, white peony root, mulberry bark, platycodon, etc., which will help alleviate the condition. In addition, according to the severity of the disease, some other medicinal materials can be appropriately used for treatment.

3. Liver Yin Deficiency

Long-term dry cough in the throat may also be caused by liver yin deficiency. Patients usually have dry cough with little sputum, and sometimes it is a constant cough. In addition, it is more severe at night and the sleep quality is reduced. In this case, the disease first affects the stomach, then the lungs, and then the liver. It is recommended to eat more medicinal herbs that soothe the liver and stomach, such as bitter almonds, coptis chinensis, evodia rutaecarpa, cuttlefish bones, etc.

4. Cough caused by influenza

There is a slightly hoarse cough in the throat, which tends to gradually worsen, and the amount of sputum increases from a small amount to a large amount. It is accompanied by obvious clicking symptoms (increased tears, mucus, and respiratory secretions), often accompanied by high fever above 38°C, which is usually difficult to reduce and lasts for a week; when the fever is high, there is cough and rapid breathing, and the spirit is poor.