Cough is the most common illness of all ages. Although a cough can sound awful, it usually is
not a sign of a more serious condition. In fact, coughing is a common reflex reaction that keeps
the airways clear of mucus and irritants.
Contact Doral Health and Wellness and talk to our primary care doctors if your cough doesn’t
go away after a few weeks or if you develop a fever. They are the best doctors in Brooklyn, and
they can help and work you with your condition. Doral Health and Wellness also has an urgent
care facility that can provide you emergency medical assistance should you need one.
The different types of coughs may be related to how they last:
∙Acute cough – this type of cough usually lasts for less than three weeks
∙Subacute cough – this type of cough usually lasts between three to eight weeks,
∙Chronic cough – this is the persistent kind of cough that’s lasts more than eight weeks
∙Refractory cough – this is a chronic cough that hasn’t responded to any type of
treatment
The type of cough related to mucus:
∙Productive cough – or wet cough, is the kind of cough that brings up mucus or phlegm
∙Non-productive cough – or dry cough, is the type that doesn’t bring up mucus or
phlegm
A cough can be caused by several different conditions. Common causes for acute cough can
include:
∙Inhaling an irritant, such as smoke, dust, chemical, etc.
∙Common cold
∙Influenza
∙Pneumonia
∙Whooping cough
Common causes for chronic cough can include:
∙Allergies
∙Bronchitis
∙Asthma
∙Postnasal drip
∙Gastroesophageal reflux disease
Other causes can include:
∙Acute sinusitis
∙Bronchiectasis
∙Bronchiolitis
∙Chronic sinusitis
∙Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
∙COVID-19
∙Cystic fibrosis
∙Laryngitis
∙Lung cancer
∙Pulmonary embolism
∙Sarcoidosis
∙Tuberculosis
Call your primary care doctor if your cough doesn’t go away after a few weeks or if it involves
any of these symptoms:
∙Fever
∙Wheezing
∙Shortness of breath
∙Fainting
Emergency care is needed if you are:
∙Choking or vomiting
∙Having difficulty breathing or swallowing
∙Coughing up blood
∙Having chest pain
Coughs can be treated in different ways, depending on the case. At home, remedies can be
done by keeping yourself hydrated, using cough drops to soothe the throat, gargling with salt
water, avoiding irritants like smoke and dust. Or thru medical care, like doctors prescribing
antibiotics, or they could also be prescribed with expectorant cough syrup or cough
suppressants.
Although having a cough doesn’t necessarily mean you have a serious illness. Calling and
consulting with your primary health care provider will help you manage your symptoms and
prevent it from progressing. Your primary care provider will also be the one to refer you to a
specialist if the need arises.
At Doral Health and Wellness, we have a family doctor that can help you treat coughs. For
more information you can visit us at 1797 Pitkin Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, 11212 or call us
at 1-347-384-5690. You can also visit our website at https://doralhw.org
or contact us at
info@doralhw.org
if you have any queries. We have the best primary care doctor in Brooklyn
to provide you the best comprehensive medical care and health care services.
If your cough doesn’t go away after a few weeks, and you develop a fever and have been
wheezing, contact your primary doctor or visit us in one of our urgent care facilities near you.
Doral Health and Wellness Urgent Care have several facilities around Brooklyn. To know our
exact locations, visit our website https://www.urgentcareclinicbrooklyn.com
or call us at 1–
347-384-5690. Our specialists provide urgent care for common illnesses and health problems.
We also offer lab tests, diagnostics, physicals, and screening that will help identify your health
concerns.
