HOW TO TREAT A COUGH AT HOME | Doctor gives 6 tips, plus when to see your doctor...

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In this video Dr O'Donovan explains different ways to manage and treat your cough at home and when to go see a doctor.
SEE A DOCTOR IF:
- you've had a cough for more than 3 weeks (persistent cough)
- your cough is very bad or quickly gets worse - for example, you have a hacking cough or cannot stop coughing
- you feel very unwell
- you have chest pain
- you're losing weight for no reason
- the side of your neck feels swollen and painful (swollen glands)
- you find it hard to breathe
- you have a weakened immune system - for example, because of chemotherapy or diabetes
*See a GP urgently if you're coughing up blood*
LINKS AND REFERENCES:
NHS website: www.nhs.uk/conditions/cough/
Information on symptoms of lung cancer: www.cdc.gov/cancer/lung/basic...
Information accurate as of 3rd January 2023.
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@stormmatthews7595 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much doctor, I have a cough for 4 days 😞 I’m already sick and tired of it… but I don’t have any other complication like problems breathing or so. I will stay hydrated and eat well. Thank you for your video I appreciate your sincerity that sure there is not many dc out there that are no willing to be honest. 🤓

@freqeist 7 ай бұрын

my cough makes my head hurt its actually worse than the cough itself

@CattaAttoAI 6 ай бұрын

I had one for the last 4 days. I feel like my brain is hitting the forehead every time that I cough. Did you do something for that?

@rahulmachahary3315 6 ай бұрын

I hist tab is best but only for 2day

@supernsxgtracing9541 6 ай бұрын

I had that too. And im still have it for 2 days

@matthewsmith3289 4 ай бұрын

This is exactly how I feel right now on day 3

@WeiFinder 3 ай бұрын

@@matthewsmith3289 better now?

@Anon.5216 Жыл бұрын

I love that we are getting so much help and advice now from doctors on utube. It would cost a bomb if I had to pay for it. I hope too that it cuts down the pressure on doctors so they can focus on serious health issues. Thank u for this.

@DoctorODonovan Жыл бұрын

Many thanks for this kind feedback - that’s my goal … to inform the public so they are more in the know about their health and to try reduce the burden on clinicians so they can focus on health issues that need time to be addressed

@chevymeako5658 5 ай бұрын

Hello Doc! I have sore throat and dry cough. My cough gets worst when I am laying on bed. So, what I have been doing is to sleep while sitting on a couch. I am also taking Vicks Formula 44. It helps ease my cough but when I started laying on bed, this doesn't help

@Muhammad-Bhai107 Ай бұрын

I think this will be helpful for me. I had a hard chesty cough hurting and I have been sick 🤒.

@DoctorODonovan Ай бұрын

Sorry to hear that

@swarr5152 Ай бұрын

I had a cough that would not resolve. I was getting scared so I started taking Zyrtec at night and Flonase in my nose in the morning . 2 days it resolved but I’m going to keep taking it a couple more days ….My throat windpipe was inflamed and the Flonase helped that and the Zyrtec helped everything else. That’s what helped me

@WeiFinder 3 ай бұрын

I'm coughing so much that I feel like my rib cage has damaged my inner chest. It hurts even when not coughing, and sometimes I cough so much that I feel like I'm going to throw up.

@gurvinderhahs1437 3 ай бұрын

same ! and ur comment is 2 days old found any solution? pls

@WeiFinder 3 ай бұрын

@gurvinderhahs1437 I went to the doctor and did all the tests he would allow basically, blood test, pee test, covid test, abdonimal ultrasound, chest xray, I even did all STD checks and it came back all healthy (except for lung infection, which is the cold). Here in Vietnam it was quite cheap and super efficient, so I just said do all the tests. Basically, the very bad cough caused damage in my chest area, my lungs were very sensitive/hurting, I ripped some tissue/muscle in my left rib cage, and blood cells ruptured somewhere which caused blood to flow through my right kidney and coming out as a small blood clot in my pee. (These things are why I decided to go to a doctor) After verifying that I'm healthy, they gave me antibiotics to clear the lung infection (3 pills 3 days), and I've been using Advil aka Ibuprophen regularly to reduce the inflammation and pain in my lungs. I'm on day 3 of the antibiotics and feel much better already. My rib pain is gone, kidney feels normal, pee is normal, lung/chest pain is 3/10 vs the 7 or 8/10 it was at the peak. I will likely still cough for a few days to a week but it's much less intense than before and way less pain. Hope that helps. If it's been 2 weeks and you feel like it's not getting better, seeing a doc and maybe antibiotics + ibuprophen can help.

@Lydia_10 3 ай бұрын

Same

@BabygangteGangte 3 ай бұрын

Same

@WeiFinder 3 ай бұрын

@@gurvinderhahs1437 I replied with a well laid out comment but KZfaq seems to have censored/deleted it for some reason? Anyway, it did get better. 3 weeks later my bruised rib is healing well, I still very rarely cough once or twice and my lungs hurt a bit still. But everything is MUCH better and I'll be back to normal soon.

@janiearmstrong5686 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for good info and clarity about antibiotics. I have had a very bad cold - virus with lingering cough for about 4 weeks and still have a tickle cough! You helped me decide if I need to go to doctor! I probably could see an allergy doctor! I am feeling better but still have tickle cough😳. One remedy that really helps cough is 1 teaspoon organic honey! It helps cough! Thanks😘

@itsgoneamazing7415 Жыл бұрын

Thankyou sir. One day you become a million of subscriber on your channel 🙏 Love from india ..

@DoctorODonovan Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much

@user-gx7pp2ht1e 4 ай бұрын

Hey doctor I have a persistence cough what should I take

@user-kz1ld9zn9r 8 ай бұрын

Helpful video ❤

@DoctorODonovan 8 ай бұрын

Thank you - glad it was helpful

@vipinosocristina1874 11 ай бұрын

Thank u I almost buy a antibiotics for my cough😢

@Texas_Made_ Жыл бұрын

Hey doc! I have a nagging cough that has been happening periodically throughout the day smdh,sometimes to the point of throwing up:( I have two dogs and also sleep and relax with the fan on all the time mostly..could it be allergies? Or from my pets? Something in the air? Has been going on for a week(mind you this cough only happened after getting better from a runny&stuffy nose and itchy throat

@sprinklelook5717 Жыл бұрын

Same.... did it get better?

@HotdogSosage Ай бұрын

Take an antihistamine. Did it fix it entirely? No? Then it isn't allergy

@marsbougie 6 ай бұрын

I been coughing allot when I go to bed and been coughing white mucus. Doctors did a xray and said everything is fine. I can't sleep and it hurts

@gheivhanmarca1688 6 ай бұрын

Same

@Iamtiva 4 ай бұрын

Drink hot water put one spoon honey n add 2 drops of lemon do it 3 times a day gbu n stay healthy.

@tinahan660 4 ай бұрын

finish your dinner before5pm ， eat nothing after 5pm，try it for2 month s.

@HotdogSosage Ай бұрын

Then get over it

@poppycrust6871 6 ай бұрын

Alot is habit and no longer medical reason/illness. You can also do this if you think a cough is coming on, dont let it. Stop yourself from coughing! Just stop! It then stops the compulsion to cough. It feels impossible you think its impossible ...but its not! Do this for 2 days, 2 days!!! Resist the urge with all your might everytime you want to cough, pull all sorts of faces, clap your hands over your mouth, a little one may escape but keep going, do anything but give in and fully cough ....and i tell you after 2 days of doing this, resisting the compulsion and your cough will go. Try it.

@HotdogSosage Ай бұрын

I did this and the nasal drip gave me an infection in my lungs because I didn't cough it out. Now I need to go to the doctor daily for 2 weeks for iv antibiotic and a tube in my nose

@user-zn6rs1uf1m 9 ай бұрын

if you have dry cough then take ginger with honey & if you have cough with expectoration then try honey with black pepper. Also you can try chitrak haritaki, sitopladi churna, vyoshadi vati & vasasva of Planet Ayurveda to manage cough and other respiratory conditions

@PrudenceGroenewald 2 ай бұрын

I have a very serious cough and my nose is also blocked very much

@billysmart24830732 4 ай бұрын

I am sat here watching your video with an increasingly more energetic chesty cough resulting in borderline whiplash. As the content was so compelling I watched all the way through regardless of the consequences. My question is "have you got any advice on how long the qwerty imprint on my forehead will last?". Great video.

@HotdogSosage Ай бұрын

Lmao

@jamessusanto-jy8iu 18 күн бұрын

1:04 how many water did i need is it have to be full or half or what? And my mom said i should drink warm water in the morning, is that true?

@PanhaTVShow7883 Ай бұрын

My wife has been coughing nearly 6 months but not stop, How do I do , Sir, she went to doctors but not get result that we want to see, they said like this n like that, I am from Cambodia

@Tsbgaming353 Ай бұрын

When i cough i have does green stuf that i know in malay but in english idk its called kahak its green when you swallow it it will get more cough

@gheivhanmarca1688 6 ай бұрын

How about the pregnant woman doc?

@Ol1v14_4_Therian 4 ай бұрын

Well my cough has been going for 3-4 months and my mom is not taking me too the hospital and it’s getting worse and worser and my mom gives calpol and cough medicine but it won’t work I’m starting to think that I have asthma.

@suzetteheaven773 4 ай бұрын

Same here. I went to the doctor and they are giving me different medicine and nothing is working. It feels worst whey laying down

@BhaiyajiNEWS_official Ай бұрын

❤love from India

@DoctorODonovan Ай бұрын

Thanks

@CCC_Aviation1 7 ай бұрын

Thank you!!!

@DoctorODonovan 7 ай бұрын

It is a pleasure

@Goatedits213 4 ай бұрын

free palestine

@itixshaupadhoy 4 ай бұрын

Im coughing since 2 years . I have consulted many doctors but after not taking medicine the cough increases gradually. When i take medicines it stops but after 2/3 months, the cough becomes harsh. I feel pain in my throat and chest . Suggest me something

@donnaboles7761 3 ай бұрын

My Aunt had been coughing for years. They finally did a culture of her lungs and found out she had a fungus growing in her lungs. She had to be on meds for over a month and it finally went away. But now she has started coughing again. 😢

@merrylparenas7255 2 ай бұрын

When i cough my throat hurts and my chest hurts also

@myfive52180_ 7 ай бұрын

I cough a lot nothing comes from my throat it's just itches in my throat is been happening more than a three weeks

@testboy7297 7 ай бұрын

Same here except it’s been happening for 3-4 days. Hopefully you and I both recover from this soon.

@krishnasai8094 6 ай бұрын

@@testboy7297 Wt happened now?

@abdulbasith5808 5 ай бұрын

Bro when I started watching the video the cough stopped 🤣

@DoctorODonovan 5 ай бұрын

KZfaq … curing illnesses one video at a time!

@user-xl7ug3cg1g 8 ай бұрын

дякую

@byebye35 6 ай бұрын

I KEEP COUGHING LIKE WTH😭

@davidwilson7358 2 ай бұрын

My cough is just annoying no pain or nothing

@aartithaur4768 9 ай бұрын

ShWAS AMBU CHAI OF PLANET AYURVEDA INCREASE VITAL CAPACITY OF LUNGS & MAINTAIN HEALTHY RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.

@bibochanel8320 3 ай бұрын

My cough makes my stomach hurting kiss me a headache and I can’t sleep and I’ve been sleeping all day

@annucoco6830 Жыл бұрын

no home remedies mnm

@DoctorODonovan Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

@user-nb3mn7qn5y 6 ай бұрын

I have wet cough since I was 6 years, now I am 14

@lizesquivel2224 6 ай бұрын

Pray 🙏 to Jesus 💖 In the name of Jesus, I pray for this person who is 14 and has a cough for years . I ask you Lord to saturate her with your Love and please heal her. From the crown of her head to the souls of her feet. Please Lord all who are suffering with illness, send healing to us . Love you Lord Amen 🙏😊💖

@Iamtiva 4 ай бұрын

@@lizesquivel2224 nyc gbu dear