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Summary: In order to stop a cough, one must first examine what may be causing the cough, because a cough that is the result of asthma will require treatment with albuterol. Find out which over-the-counter medications treat a common cough with help from an immunologist in this free video on cough and cold treatment.
"Hi, my name is Dr. Ana Lamas, and I'm in the practice of allergy and clinical immunology with two offices here in Miami, Florida. The way to stop a cough depends completely on what is causing a cough. For example, a very common cause of cough is a dry cough that's caused by asthma. It's called cough variant asthma, and the way we stop that, of course, is with a bronchodilator because in that case, the cough is being a manifestation of bronchospasm or tightening of the airway smooth muscle. So in that case, you need a medication like Albuterol to stop the cough. Now, if you have a cough for allergic reasons, that's a kind of tickle cough -- completely different. And for that kind of cough, you would use an antihistamine like a Benadryl type of preparation. Of course, you could use the kinds that we have now, many of which are over-the-counter, which are non-sedating, so you wouldn't have to worry about getting sleepy with your medication. Those are the two most common causes of cough, and the medications are different depending on the cause."
eHow Article: How to Stop a Cough
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