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Hi! My two boys aged 13 and 10 have a very hard coughing no matter how best we give them different medicines nothing helps. What can we do to help them.

I thank you.

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If they have had the cough for over a week and it's not improving and over the counter medicines aren't helping relieve it then you really need to take them to see a doctor, hope they are feeling better soon.

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Do your sons usually get coughs when the weather/seasons change? I have been getting coughs when there’s pollen and the seasons change. What did the doctor say?

If it’s what has been going around it is a very bad cough and hangs around for a long time. My grandson went to the doc a couple of times. The doctor can give stronger cough medicine and inhalers which you need a prescription for. I toughed it out with lots of hot baths and steamed myself several times a day. Sorry, it takes a couple of weeks to get over.

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Penel

If you are just looking for something to ease the sore throat and cough, you could try something traditional like a combination of lemon and honey in some warm water.

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BadHare

Just spotted your post after reading the later one, sorry!

I attached my herbal remedy as a reply to the other post. Some people also find vitamin C & zinc help shorten the duration of coughs & colds. I'm eating extra oranges, as well as lemon in my herbal tea, & taking half a zinc supplement every day.

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