People experiencing particular types of persistent coughs are being advised to consult their GP, as an estimated 600,000 people across the UK are thought to be living with undiagnosed COPD. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease occurs when the lungs become inflamed and damaged, causing the airways to narrow and making breathing more difficult.

Unlike a common cold or asthma, this narrowing of the airways is permanent, and even available COPD treatments can only widen the airways to a limited degree. And 1.7 million people in the UK living with this progressive condition.

A persistent cough is amongst the most common and recognisable symptoms of the condition, but specifically one that continues for an extended period or keeps returning. Producing significant amounts of phlegm or sputum i

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