Cardiac failure may be a slow progressing condition that causes pleural effusion (‘water in the lungs’) and this results in shortness of breath (dyspnea), a dry cough with the sound of bubbling in the lungs when breathing (crepitations). Tumors This is a rare cause of a chronic cough ...
Depending on the cause, other respiratory symptoms may also be noticed likeshortness of breath(dyspnea), ahoarse voiceand/orabnormal breathing sounds. Cause of a Dry Cough As mentioned, most coughs may initially start off as a non-productive cough (dry cough) but can progress to a productive...