The 7 most common types of cough and how to treat each one – plus when you need to see a doctor NOW

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IT’S that time of year where we’re greeted by a cacophony of coughs, sneezes and sniffles wherever we go.

You might think a cough is a cough, but different conditions will produce a different kind of hacking.

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For example, an infection like a cold will produce a different-sounding cough to ones triggered by asthma.

Dr Unnati Desai, national GP lead at Nuffield Health, says coughs can be dry, phlegmy, wheezy, whooping or barking.

She tells Sun Health: “A cough is a spontaneous reflex of the…

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