whats the best remedy for a long-lasting bad cough?
bernardmoon bernardmoon answered 7 months ago I’m not sure how bad your cough is, but for almost a 3 year period I would get a month-long cough every winter and spring. It seemed to be caused by phlegm stuck in my windpipe. I visited several doctors (i.e. top ENTs) and went through a litany of drugs (Claritin, Flonase, etc.) for two years. None of them could find the cause. Then I moved to Seoul, Korea and continued my quest with a couple more doctors. Nothing. Finally, my dad took me to his Chinese medicine doctor. I was a believer in acupuncture since high school due to so many sprained ankles from basketball and volleyball, and seeing its effectiveness. But I was skeptical beyond sprains and muscle spasms. It took three sessions and I was cured. That bad cough has never occurred again in almost ten years. It was amazing and made me a believer in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Some qualifiers to be aware of. Especially in Seoul, there are many Chinese medicine practitioners but only a
