• Lemminary@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    Colds sometimes turn into coughs for me, so coughing makes my throat infections worse because it irritates the mucosa in the larynx. I have no evidence for this, but I’ve noticed that when I refuse to cough when I have a cold, I have fewer cough symptoms overall.

    • Smoogs@lemmy.world
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      6 hours ago

      You Do not want to prevent a cough. That is how a minor cold can turn into a chest infection and then pneumonia.