Have any home remedies for a terrible cough?

Question

I have coughed my head off for 5 days.....no sleep for me! I am literally about to go insane from lack of sleep. Any ideas? I've tried the humidifier, vicks vapor rub, trying to sleep sitting up, niquil, halls cough drops, mucinex, and sipping wellness tea. I will go to the doctor tomarrow, but I need sleep NOW!

Answer 1

Hi, When my children were young and nothing else worked, i used to put 3 tablespoons of treacle, 3 tablespoons of honey, and squeeze a lemon heat it all gently and when it has warmed put into a container in the fridge, have a couple of tea spoons when you start to cough. Hope this helps you.

Answer 2

There is old fashioned European home remedy that works great for cough. Take medium onion, peal, slice to thinner slices, put in container, add honey for flavor and squeeze of lemon to the onion slices. Let sit on the counter for couple hours or until juices are released. Take tablespoon of the syrup as needed, it really taste good as much as I dislike onion. Make new one as needed.

Answer 3

make some tea like how you usualy would and then put about 2 teaspoons of honey and stir well (best to put honey in befor the milk) and yer that should help or go to the shops and buy some cough med with honey it should have a bee on it and heat it in the microwave for about 30 seconds not the whole bottole just the amount it says on the bottle this really works my mum used to give it too me when i had bhronchidis ashthma hope this helps=]-dolly

Answer 4

Hot Cocoa was found in a study to be better for cough than codeine, one of the most common perscriptian medicatians. "Throat Coat" tea also works well and doesn't need any sugar to taste good.

Answer 5

Drink large amount of water or any fluid.Garlic&pepper helps. Try a long hot shower Preferably with cold air entering the bathroom. Sometimes plain old cold air helps,(a ride in the car with the window down).

Answer 6

Whooping cough has been going around with the "new"
type cold/flu. Go to a doctor, you might need antibiotics,
and be sure to cover your mouth, as it is quite contagious!

Answer 7

well most cough syrups contain one similar ingredient...alcohol. A good stiff drink will suppress the cough centers and sedate you enough to sleep tonight.

Answer 8

Boil some fresh ginger in hot water, then add some lemon and honey. This has a very soothing effect on your throat.

If it is not a cold, it could be your environment.

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Answer 9

lets see

double dosage on sleeping pills

and hot lemon with water drink

Answer 10

Benilyn or Phalcomed - Both are good