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One more cause of coughing may be mucus dripping down your throat. This can happen when we have an infection or allergy causing a mucosal drip. Although there are a number of medicinal remedies, a simple environmental technique may help instead. Sleeping on an incline can help direct the mucus away from our throat, relieving irritation and reducing coughing.
Other environmental techniques to reduce coughing involves removing yourself from situations that will cause coughing. This includes circumstances where there are many irritants in the air, such as places where heavy perfumes or allergens are in the air. Whenever it is possible that the location with irritants can be avoided, this is the best option.
