I used to get those sort of colds where the cough gets really horrible (it scares the people around me!) and lingers for WEEKS and often turns into bronchitis.
Then I got a humidifier and started running it overnight in the bedroom while I slept. SO MUCH BETTER. Now the only times I've gotten those horrible coughs are when I haven't been able to run the humidifier at night, like when I'm traveling and get sick.
I've got a cough now that's lasted for six weeks, and I'm pretty sure it's because I caught the cold in England when we were on vacation and I was unable to run a humidifier at night. (Ran it after I got back, but seems to have been too late.)
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Then I got a humidifier and started running it overnight in the bedroom while I slept. SO MUCH BETTER. Now the only times I've gotten those horrible coughs are when I haven't been able to run the humidifier at night, like when I'm traveling and get sick.
I've got a cough now that's lasted for six weeks, and I'm pretty sure it's because I caught the cold in England when we were on vacation and I was unable to run a humidifier at night. (Ran it after I got back, but seems to have been too late.)