Coughing is defined as the sudden and often repetitively occurring reflex which helps to clear the large breathing passages from secretions, irritants and foreign particles. As it turns out, coughing is actually good for us. But I’ll tell you a secret – I hate coughing. Unfortunately, I’ve been coughing for two days now and it’s driving me crazy. I don’t feel bad, except for the coughing. I have an acute cough which means I had a sudden onset of the cough and it’s been less than three weeks. If it lasts longer than three weeks then it will be considered sub-acute. If it lasts that long, I’m not sure what I’ll do. There is nothing, in my opinion, that is as aggravating as a cough. I’ll take sneezing, sore throat, fever, nausea, diarrhea, hives or almost anything over coughing. I’d rather babysit annoying two year olds than cough. I’d rather watch Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez movies than cough. I’d rather have paper cuts in between all my toes than cough. If you can’t tell by now, I hate coughing. By the way, did you read my post last week when I told the story of my cracked rib? Yeah, I hate coughing.
Betty Murray
3/13/2013 10:11:51 am
Good article we can all relate to .
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Karen Manfred
3/13/2013 11:53:23 am
Hope you're feeling better soon...I do not like to cough however I would rather cough for a week than puke for a day :)
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Karen Manfred
3/13/2013 11:53:29 am
Hope you're feeling better soon! I would rather cough for a week than to puke for a day :)
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Amy
1/1/2022 03:50:20 pm
Reading this in 2022 and relating to it completely. The paper cuts image made me laugh.
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