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Health Tip: What Causes a Chronic Cough
(HealthDay News) -- Coughing serves an important purpose -- to help you expel mucus, microbes and other foreign particles from your respiratory tract.
This helps protect the lungs from infection and inflammation, Harvard Medical School says. A cough becomes chronic if it lingers for at least three to eight weeks, the school adds.
Its list of reasons for a chronic cough includes:
Date Published: 2/28/2024 4:38:34 AM
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