The first question that comes up is why would you want to stop a cough? The cough is a mechanism your body uses to protect you from pneumonia. So the last thing we want to do is take away your body's natural defenses. We're not in favor of cough medicine from the get-go.

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This is not necessarily a good thing. Your airways have these little hairs that move secretions along. If they are dried out, they can't move them.

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