Natural home remedies for cough Coughing occurs due to the reflex mechanism that is triggered when any foreign material invades the mucosa of the respiratory tract, mostly the upper respiratory tract, the throat and the airways. It is a body's response to the irritants or foreign thing that is trying to gain the entry into our throat and airways. The nerve endings in the mucosa of our airway sends signals to the brain about the invasion of the foreign substances such as some pathogen, dust, pollen, foreign object, anything obstructing the airway. The brain responds by triggering a forceful coughing spell to force out the contents from our airways and clear it. Coughing in kids can worry the parents. The elders can manage their cough and at least understand what causes it and how to get relief from it, but the kids, they are not aware of all these. There can be many other causes of coughing such as allergy, infections, etc. Coughing mostly occurs as a symptom of ...
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