A continuous cough is an abnormal condition that needs to be watched out for. A long cough and does not go away despite taking medication, can be a sign of the possibility of asthma, chronic bronchitis, stomach acid disease, tuberculosis, COPD, and to lung cancer. In medical terms, a persistent cough that lasts for a long time, which is around two months or more in adults, and one month or more in children, is called chronic cough. Chronic cough itself is not a disease, but rather a symptom of an underlying health problem or disease. There are many factors that can cause symptoms of coughing continuously. Smoking or exposure to cigarette smoke too often is one of the main causes of chronic cough. In addition to smoking, lack of drinking can also cause a persistent cough and never heal, can even worsen a cough and flu. Causes of persistent coughing Besides smoking, here are some possible causes of persistent cough, starting from the most common: Asthma Asthma sufferers gener