Cough! Cough! Every time something goes down the wrong pipe, we cough it out. Within seconds, it gets normal. We catch flu, or cold, cough accompanies for a week or two. However, what if cough decides to befriend the person for a time period more than usual, say, around eight weeks or more? It can be worrisome, and reasons can be many.
Any cough that persists more than eight weeks is referred to as Chronic refractory cough (CRC). Most often the primary reason behind the manifestation of CRC is associated with some viral infections that affect upper and lower respiratory tracts of the person. However, conditions including asthma, cancer, chronic obstructive pu...
