Medically reviewed by Rafle Fernandez, MD A dry cough is a non-productive cough, which doesn't produce any phlegm (mucus), ...

A pneumonia cough may sound deeper or louder than other coughs, and you may notice dryness or phlegm. But it also depends on ...

Parents were found to often pass on the same cough to their children, either a non-productive (dry) cough or a productive ...

This cough will be a chronic productive/wet cough ... and nasal polyposis should be referred to an ENT specialist. A non-pulmonary, uncommon cause of chronic cough is a vascular ring, a congenital ...

Before you answer that, do you even know what type of cough you have? A productive cough is one that produces mucus (sputum) or phlegm. This kind of cough helps in clearing mucus from the lungs.