- Coughing is often nothing to worry about. It is usually caused by smoke, dust or a cold.
- By coughing, your body cleans your windpipe (trachea), throat and lungs.
- It usually clears up in 2 to 3 weeks.
- A hot drink, a spoonful of honey or sucking a sweet can help soothe your throat.
- Cough syrup and cough tablets do not help.
- Make sure you have clean air in your home.
- Quit smoking if you smoke.
- Have you been coughing for more than 3 weeks? Are you coughing up bloody mucus or phlegm? Are you wheezing or short of breath? Then see your GP.
- Sometimes coughing can be caused by coronavirus. See coronavirus (in Dutch).
- Dutch healthcare practices in general may differ from what you are used to in your home country. Learn more.
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