How to Ease a Hacking Cough

Having a cold or the flu is never easy, especially if you find yourself suffering from a hacking cough. Before you know it, not only will your throat be raw, but your body will ache from the hours of endless coughing. But, how do you ease a hacking cough?

Hacking coughs are sometimes brought on by congestion. Normally, if you can ease the congestion, you can ease the amount of coughing you do. One of my favorite ways to ease congestion is to drink hot liquids. Tea and broth are some of the best choices. These hot liquids will help ease the congestion and will also sooth your sore throat. Unfortunately, sometimes this isn't enough to ease a hacking cough.

Sometimes a hacking cough can also be brought on by what feels like a tickle in your throat. When this happens, a great way to ease the discomfort is to swallow a spoonful of honey. This will help coat your throat and ease the tickle in your throat as well. This will also help sooth any damage brought on by coughing fits.

Another natural way to ease a hacking cough is combine whiskey, lemon juice, tea, and honey. The tea helps with the congestion, the honey sooths the throat, the lemon juice also helps the throat, and the whiskey helps ease the cough. Personally, if I have a hacking cough that persists, no matter what I do, I drink a shot of alcohol straight. This is a treatment that people have used in the South for hundreds of years and it always works. Just don't overdo it on the alcohol. One shot is usually enough to ease your hacking cough.

If natural remedies don't seem to ease your hacking cough, you may want to try over the counter medications, like Nyquil Cough. Nyquil Cough will not only ease your hacking cough, but it will also help you sleep. If you happen to have other symptoms, you may want to take Nyquil Cold and Flu. While rest is important, you can also take Dayquil Cough or Dayquil Cold and Flu.