Increase sleep duration (at least 7-8 hours a day), eat right (eliminate fast food, increase the amount of fresh vegetables and fruits, protein in the diet), exercise, walk a lot outdoors, take a preventive dose of vitamin D.

Doctor: Kalinina Ekaterina

The duration of the cough depends on the cause that caused it. There are acute coughs lasting up to 3 weeks, subacute coughs lasting up to 8 weeks, and chronic coughs lasting more than 8 weeks. The cough that occurs with acute respiratory viral infections usually regresses in 7-10 days. Some viruses can cause a prolonged cough due to the formation of post-infectious bronchial hyperreactivity. The duration of a cough does not always indicate the severity of the disease. You should be alert and immediately consult a doctor if you experience so-called red flags: shortness of breath, a feeling of whistling or vibration in the chest, the appearance of hemoptysis, fever accompanying cough for more than 5 days, decreased saturation. In any case, if you get sick, it is not advisable to self-medicate and self-diagnose, but you should visit a specialist.

Doctor: Kalinina Ekaterina

Every adult should have an X-ray of the chest organs once a year in order to exclude cancer, tuberculosis, regardless of the presence or absence of complaints, as well as bad habits (smoking)

Doctor: Kalinina Ekaterina