Coughing — especially these days with new strains of COVID and who knows what else flying around — will earn you the side-eye whether you’re hacking away in a crowded elevator or quiet theater.
Other people’s reactions aside (of course, you should stay home if you’re sick!), coughing can be uncomfortable for you, even painful at times. It can also keep you from sleeping, and rest is essential for getting over a virus or bacterial infection, says Pritish K. Tosh, M.D., an infectious disease researcher and physician at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.
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However much you want it to go away, though, in a way your cough is just trying to help you out. “When people are coughing, the lungs are responding to some kind of irritant,” says Dr. Tosh. The purpose of this involuntary reflex is to clear these irritants (such as smoke or pollution) and germs out of your lungs and airway, according to the American Lung Association. We also start hacking when we have a respiratory infection like a cold, COVID or bronchitis; allergies can also trigger coughing. Coughs can also be chronic, resulting from things like acid reflux, asthma, postnasal drip or a lung issue.
“For either of them, acute or chronic coughing, cough drops will help your symptoms,” says Dr. Tosh, though he adds that there is no consistent data to suggest that any of the cough drops (whether they contain vitamin C, zinc, herbs or any other particular ingredient) will actually make your illness less severe or speed your cough along.
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In other words, cough drops will make you feel better while you’re sick, but not help you get well. And it’s harder to get rid of a cough than prevent getting sick in the first place, says Dr. Tosh, so you’ll want to take steps to stay healthy this winter: Get vaccinated against influenza and COVID, and RSV if you’re 60 or older.
“Good hand hygiene is very important, as is covering your nose and mouth [in the crook of your arm] when you sneeze, which helps protect other people,” he says. If you’re immune compromised and are at risk of a serious infection if you get sick, wearing a mask is a good idea, he says. (The World Health Organization recommends healthy people also wear a mask in crowded, enclosed or poorly ventilated indoor spaces or after an exposure to COVID-19, or if you think you have it.) If you do get sick with a cough, rest and fluids (and yes, cough drops) are your best friends. A lingering cough is normal after a respiratory infection, says Dr. Tosh, but if you’re still dealing with it after two months, see your doctor.
Now, without further ado, here are the best cough drops out there to try — one will ease your misery, no matter what your exact symptoms or preferences.
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