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The 10 Most Effective Cough Remedies & Treatments

By: Catherine Roberts on Thursday, October 10th

Some call it autumn—others refer to it with dread as “cold and flu season”. Whatever you call fall, you know it’s the time of year that ushers in colds and hacking coughs due to a variety of allergies, asthma, dry air, and dead leaves.

Most times, you can manage and soothe your chronic autumn cough safely at home (because let’s face it; who wants to leave the house sick anyhow) by using the following effective 10 cough remedies and treatments…

1. Suck a Lozenge

Lozenges or menthol cough drops can be easily purchased over the counter at your local drug store or grocery store. Lozenges work by numbing the back of the throat to diminish the cough reflex and urge to cough. Suck a cough drop before bedtime if a chronic cough is keeping you up all night.

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