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2. 12 Cough Drops to Stock Up on Now for Quick Relief - AOL

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   As cold and flu season approaches, turn to these throat lozenges and cough drops to soothe your throat fast. Brands like Ricola and Vicks are sold on Amazon. 12 Cough Drops to Stock Up on Now for ...

3. Cold medicine - Wikipedia

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   It also includes drugs which are marketed as cough suppressants or antitussives, but their effectiveness in reducing cough symptoms is unclear or minimal. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] While they have been used by 10% of American children in any given week, they are not recommended in Canada or the United States in children six years or younger because of ...

4. The Type of Cough Medicine You Take Could Make a Big ...

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   If your cough is also accompanied by sinus problems and post-nasal drip — meaning, mucus trickles down your throat towards your mouth, triggering coughing — consider using a nasal irrigation ...

5. Demulcent - Wikipedia

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   A demulcent cough drop. A demulcent (derived from the Latin: demulcere "caress") is a mucilaginous or oleaginous preparation [1] that forms a soothing protective film over a mucous membrane, relieving minor pain and inflammation of the membrane. [2] However, they generally help for less than 30 minutes. [3]

6. Phlegm - Wikipedia

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   Vocal abuse: Vocal abuse is the misuse or overuse of the voice in an unhealthy fashion such as clearing the throat, yelling, screaming, talking loudly, or singing incorrectly. Clearing the throat: Clearing the throat removes or loosens phlegm but the vocal cords hit together causing inflammation and therefore more phlegm. [3]

7. Guaifenesin - Wikipedia

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   Guaifenesin might act as an expectorant by increasing the volume and reducing the viscosity of secretions in the trachea and bronchi via stimulation of the gastric mucosa. . This stimulation leads to an increased parasympathetic activity in the respiratory tract via the so-called gastro-pulmonary reflex, although some in vitro studies suggested that it might also act directly on the ...

8. Throat lozenge - Wikipedia

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   A throat lozenge (also known as a cough drop, sore throat sweet, troche, cachou, pastille or cough sweet) is a small, typically medicated tablet intended to be dissolved slowly in the mouth to temporarily stop coughs, lubricate, and soothe irritated tissues of the throat (usually due to a sore throat or strep throat), possibly from the common ...

9. Airway clearance therapy - Wikipedia

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   Airway clearance therapy is treatment that uses a number of airway clearance techniques to clear the respiratory airways of mucus and other secretions. [1] Several respiratory diseases cause the normal mucociliary clearance mechanism to become impaired resulting in a build-up of mucus which obstructs breathing, and also affects the cough reflex.