chesty cough syrups

Is your cough keeping you awake at night? To ease chest congestion from a cold or the flu, you can take over-the counter medication as well as trying some home remedies to get rid of that pesky cough. But before you buy medicine, make sure you understand what type of cough you have – a chesty (wet) cough or a dry cough.

Whether you have a dry cough or wet cough, you have the choice of many different OTC medications from brands like Robitussin to relieve coughing fast so you can sleep the whole night through.

In this article we’ll explain the difference between a chesty cough and dry cough and recommend some OTC medications and home remedies to help you feel better fast.

What Is a Chesty Cough?

A chesty cough (aka wet cough) is any cough that brings up phlegm. A wet cough isconsidered a productive cough because excess phlegm moves up out of your lungs when you cough. A chesty cough is usually a sign of a viral or bacterial infection.

Best Over-The-Counter (OTC) Medicine To Treat a Chesty Cough

Most chesty coughs can be treated by purchasing over-the-counter medication in the form of chesty cough syrups, tablets, capsules, or powders that are available at your local pharmacy (or online).

Best Chesty Cough Medicine

One of the chesty cough syrups is Robitussin Chesty Cold Cough Syrup. It is an expectorant that breaks up the mucus in your lungs so that your body can more easily expel it. Expectorants provide quick relief for wet coughs by loosening mucus in the lungs and nose, thus reducing the cough and making breathing easier. Even though cough medicine does not cure the flu per se, it does treat the symptoms. Robitussin Dry Cough Syrup is also available at your local pharmacy.

Home Remedies for a Chesty Cough

Wet coughs are usually caused by a virus. There’s very little your healthcare provider can do to treat a cough apart from recommending tips to alleviate the symptoms.

  •         Use a humidifier.
  •         Take a hot steamy shower.
  •         Add honey to your tea or yogurt.
  •         Use herbal cough drops.
  •         Take extra Vitamin C.
  •         Take Geranium extract.
  •         Rub Vicks Vapor ointment on your chest.
  •         Stay hydrated by drinking lots of fluids.
  •         Use a Neti pot to drain your nose.
  •         Drink Ginger tea
  •         Drink Thyme and clove tea

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