Dr. Polverino answers your most pressing questions about bronchitis, how contagious it is and when it may cause more serious ...

Long-lasting coughs affect around 1 in 10 of us, and because they have many potential triggers, they're not easy to diagnose ...

A "wet" or "moist" cough, also called a productive cough, describes a cough where mucus or phlegm is produced or heard. Treatments for a wet cough can depend on the cause, which may include the ...

cough or a productive cough that brings up mucus or phlegm. It's not clear which genetic and environmental conditions contribute to a cough continuing across a generation, though human genome ...

Sometimes called productive coughs – these are the ... and your body is trying to shift the mucus by coughing. “Most of these types of coughs will go away within three weeks, but if your ...

For instance, “with lung infections, lying down helps the cilia [little ‘hairs’ in our lungs] to more effectively move mucus out of the lungs, and the cough reflex is our body's attempt to ...

The result is a stuffy nose, phlegmy throat or blocked airway. The feeling of built-up mucus can trigger a cough, which forces it out. In certain chronic diseases of the airways, like asthma ...

Dr Munisamy said if your cough is caused by a cold or flu it could be accompanied by yellow phlegm, as well as: Headaches Muscle aches Sneezing Increased temperature/fever. He advised ...

Dr Munisamy said if your cough is caused by a cold or flu it could be accompanied by yellow phlegm, as well as: Headaches Muscle aches Sneezing Increased temperature/fever. He advised ...

Thick nasal mucus A plugged nose Facial pain Difficulty breathing Pressure or pain in your teeth Ear pressure or pain Fever Bad breath or a bad taste in your mouth Cough Headache Sinusitis often ...

The Greek billionaire was subsequently handed a five-match stadium ban after a KC dismissed evidence that he was disposing of “phlegm” because of a hacking cigar cough. Written reasons for ...