Chronic cough is a cough that is irritating, uncontrollable and continues for a long time. It lasts over eight weeks in grown-up persons and four weeks in youngsters. It is not an illness but an indication of a primary medical condition that is often treatable.

• Painful throat
• Frequent throat clearing
• Runny nose
• Harsh voice
• Difficult breathing
• Whistling sound while breathing
• Excess mucus secretion from the back of the nasal cavity
• Thick stuff hangs from the back of the throat
• Terrible taste in the mouth

• Upper respiratory tract infections such as pneumonia, flu .
• Gastroesophageal reflux disease, stomach acid comes back to the throat, causing throat irritation .
• Asthma is a disease in which airways swell and narrow, causing difficult breathing and cough.
• Bronchitis is swelling and pain of the tubes that carry air to and from the lungs
• Upper airway cancer
• Dust and animal dander
• Inhaling foreign substances

• Sleepless night due to excessive cough
• Headaches
• Lightheadedness
• Excessive tiredness
• slight bleeding in the eyes(subconjunctival hemorrhage)
• Difficulty in performing work in the home or office
• In severe cases, coughing can lead to
• Loss of consciousness