Batuk sebaiknya diperiksa jika berlangsung lebih dari 3 minggu, tidak membaik, atau sering kambuh.
Jangan menunggu jika batuk disertai sesak napas, nyeri dada, batuk darah, demam menetap, keringat malam, berat badan turun, lemas berat, atau saturasi oksigen menurun.
Sambil menunggu pemeriksaan, beberapa hal yang bisa membantu adalah cukup minum, menghindari asap dan polusi, memakai masker saat udara buruk, menjaga kelembapan ruangan, dan tidak sembarangan minum antibiotik.
Batuk adalah gejala. Jadi, kuncinya bukan hanya meredakannya, tetapi mencari alasan kenapa batuk terjadi.
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