More than 70% of people have no confirmed diagnosis, and in 9 out of 10 cases, it is associated with other respiratory conditions such as respiratory allergies, asthma, or persistent COVID. In the context of World Chronic Cough Day (October 15), the Lovexair Foundation is launching new [...]
The Lovexair Foundation is launching a new platform to raise awareness, educate, and educate about chronic cough. It thus gives new impetus to its commitment to people living with this condition, which significantly impacts their daily lives and often goes unnoticed in the public eye.
Coughing is a defensive reflex of the respiratory system that is activated to expel irritants from the airways. Although it can be annoying, its main function is to protect the lungs and keep them clear. In this article, we explain what a cough is, how the cough reflex works, its phases, types, and most common causes.
Reviewed by: Enrique Mascarós. Family and community doctor. Member of GRAP and the Advisory Board of the Lovexair Foundation. Cough, wheezing (whistling in the chest when breathing) and dyspnea (the feeling of lack of air) are the most frequent symptoms of respiratory diseases, both chronic and acute, [...]
When we exercise, the need to introduce more oxygen into our body makes us have to breathe faster, even through the mouth. Because of this, the air enters the bronchi at high speed, without being warmed or moistened, so it reaches our lower respiratory tract cold and dry. In the case of [...]
