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Doesn't dry cough imply sore throat (ie you cough since your throat is sore and irritated)? So people having a cough wont also mention that their throat is sore
by username90 7y ago
Doesn't dry cough imply sore throat (ie you cough since your throat is sore and irritated)? So people having a cough wont also mention that their throat is sore since it is unnecessary information?
Edit: The way I experience is is that there is a constant tickle in my throat. It sometimes get so strong that I can't hold back a cough but most of the time it just stays a tickle. I call that sore throat, when I got it initially it surprised me and I got a cough attack but after that I've been able to suppress it and not cough for days.
- tamask 7y agoNot in my case. I often get a very annoying dry cough from common colds, but my throat is perfectly fine. The irritation starts deeper, and it’s not pain, just irritation which triggers cough.
- username90 7y agoI guess some people might confuse them? I mean nobody has properly defined what "sore throat" means to me. If it hurts for me deep down int he windpipe I take it as it is still my throat, and sore includes being irritated and not just pain. Like now for example, I'd say I have a sore throat even though I don't feel any pain and I only feel it deep down my windpipe and not at all in the food part of the throat.
- masklinn 7y ago> ie you cough since your throat is sore and irritated The cough is probably because of lung issues. Apparently sore throat is only a symptom in 1/6th of cases but the dry cough is present in 2/3rd. There's also sputum in 1/3rd of cases, that's lungs / trachea mucus.