The season of coughs is upon us. As the weather gets colder, we spend more time indoors, which leads to viruses passing more easily from person to person.
But while most coughs are due to mild viral infections and clear up on their own, many people suffer from coughs that last for weeks, months or even years – officially a cough that lasts beyond eight weeks is defined as chronic.
'It's important to stress that, for most people, the cause of a chronic cough is usually benign,' says Dr Sean Parker, a consultant respiratory physician and co-chair of the recent British Thoracic Society cough guidelines.
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