Wash your hands regularly and wear a face mask.
Learn more
Wash your hands regularly and wear a face mask.
Learn more
Harmattan season is almost upon us! It’s that time of the year where sore throats, runny noses, and coughs become a frequent health challenge for most people.
Certainly, this year isn’t going to be any different. The signs are slowly creeping in, the wind is getting drier and more people are beginning to walk around with their handkerchiefs just to avoid coughing on other people.
So to help you combat with the menace of cough complications and associated conditions like catarrh and sore throat this season, we have compiled 10 simple home remedies you can always try.
Note: Severe coughing or a cough lasting for more than 18 days should be reported to your hospital or healthcare provider.
It is no news that water remains the best and probably the healthiest drink available to man today. So it is not a surprise that it can also help suppress a cough in this harsh-weather season. Drinking water regularly will help thin the mucus and eventually reduce your cough.
Stay hydrated!
Heat always has an adverse effect on cough and other related health conditions; hence, it should be your best friend in this season. Instead of a cold shower, take a hot one. Forsake chilled drinks and sodas and try to inhale as much steam as you can.
Yes, intentionally pouring salt water in your mouth is not fun but it will help you a lot this coming season. Salt water helps to clear mucus from your throat and clears your airway.
Asides the thrilling taste of hot soups, they can be a massive antidote for coughs. Their hot nature makes things a lot easier by thinning mucus and improving your breathing. The spice, on the other hand, clears out the phlegm and makes coughing out very easy for you.
Avoid irritants such as perfumes, dust or pollutants as they will only make a situation which is already bad a lot worse. Always stay in clean and irritant-free environment majority of the time.
Ginger and its extract are perfect remedies for cold and flu according to expert health practitioners. Their antihistamine and decongestant capabilities make them the perfect cough depressant available out there.
So try to add ginger tea to your daily diet, and you will be better for it. Adding 12 slices of ginger to three cups of water and allowing it steam up for a while should give you two to three cups of ginger tea right there in your home.
Cough drops or lozenges help to relive an irritated throat. You can follow the manufacturer’s dosage direction but do not use when treating children with a cough.
These are natural cough remedies that should always be found in your home this harmattan. Honey helps to soothe an irritated throat while lemon has properties that break down phlegm.
When dealing with a cough, just add two tablespoons of honey and lemon in a cup of warm water and you have made yourself a healthy cough depressant.
Menthol can be found in lozenges, so it is safe to say that it can soothe an irritated throat. Thrill yourself with snacks that contain menthol from time to time, they will help you feel better.
We are down to the last on our list, but it is definitely not the least. It’s hard to find someone who wouldn’t like to have a bite on a big chocolate bar, and in this season, you will be better off taking more of those bites. Chocolates contain Theobromide which suppresses vagus nerve activities that cause coughing.
