Molina, MDAn allergy cough happens when you breathe in a substance (allergen) that your immune system recognizes as dangerous ...

You may also have a nighttime cough when you’re taking medications such as ACE inhibitors for high blood pressure. These are known to have a dry cough as a side effect, Mathis says.

The sound of your cough may also tell you if it's wet or dry. A dry cough, meanwhile, can have a hoarse or "hacking" sound. A wet cough typically sounds like something's rattling in your chest.

A highly contagious respiratory tract infection, pertussis gets its more common name, "whooping cough," from the severe hacking cough that ... missed because the dry cough may be mistaken for ...

What stage of pneumonia is coughing? Pneumonia often causes a dry cough in the early stages of infection. This cough can become more productive, meaning it brings up mucus, as the infection ...

A highly contagious respiratory tract infection, pertussis gets its more common name, “whooping cough,” from the severe hacking cough ... often missed because the dry cough may be mistaken ...

All it needs is for someone to board with a hacking cough or be seized suddenly by a ... an overwrought passenger activated the emergency button to stop a subway train after someone without ...

can cause a dry cough, he says. If you suspect your medicine is making you cough, don’t stop taking it. First, talk to your doctor who may be able to give you a different drug or a lower dose.

Also known as an unproductive cough as it doesn’t produce mucus, dry coughs can have a number ... that lessens the cough reflex. It might not stop your cough but you should cough less often.

Medically reviewed by Richard N. Fogoros, MDMedically reviewed by Richard N. Fogoros, MD Congestive heart failure (CHF) is ...