A Chronic Cough can come in all types and often times related to either the flu or cold. There are certain illnesses that can cause a Chronic Cough or put you at a high risk factor for getting it.

Sickness That Can Provoke The Chronic Cough:

- Wet Cough
- Persistent Cough
- Dry Cough
- coughing up blood
- night cough
- severe cough
- cystic fibrosis
- lung cancer
- asthma
- bronchiectasis
- whooping cough
- COPD
- GERD
- allergic rhinitis
- asthma
- smoker's cough
- chronic bronchitis
- postnasal drip
- allergies

There are a variety of treatments and medications used for the common cough and often times you can find them over the counter or either the doctor will give you a certain medication to use depending on how series your illness is. Usually medication or over the counter drugs take a few weeks before the course is fully finished.