Search Home COUGH & COLD SHARE Types of Coughs Coughing starts when part of your breathing passage becomes inflamed or irritated by matter such as dust, smoke or mucus. A cough is simply a reflex that tries to remove the irritant and to clear the airway. Broadly speaking there are two main types of cough: Productive coughs which produce excess mucus or phlegm, which can be described as 'mucus' or 'chesty' Unproductive coughs which produce no mucus or phlegm, which can be described as 'dry' or 'tickly' For more details on the different types of cough please click on the cough types below. CHESTY COUGHS When you have a chesty cough, phlegm is produced to help clear your airways, and you may cough up mucus or phlegm. Read More about Chesty Coughs MUCUS COUGHS When you’ve got a mucus cough, it can feel as if your cough is wet. A mucus cough is a productive cough which means mucus is produced to help clear your airways. Read More about Mucus Coughs DRY & TICKLY COUGHS If you have a dry & tickly cough, your cough may feel tickly and you won’t produce mucus or phlegm. Read More about Dry & Tickly Coughs DRY COUGHS A dry cough doesn’t expel any mucus or phlegm from your throat or airways. A dry, hacking cough can be irritating and may leave your chest muscles aching. Read More about Dry Coughs CHILDREN’S COUGHS Coughing helps clear away phlegm from the chest or mucus from the back of the throat. If the child is feeding, drinking, eating and breathing normally and there’s no wheezing, a cough isn’t usually anything to worry about. Read More about Children’s Coughs NHS Guidance of when to see a GP is: you have had a cough for more than 3 weeks (persistent cough) your cough is very bad or quickly gets worse – for example, you have a hacking cough or cannot stop coughing you feel very unwell you have chest pain you're losing weight for no reason the side of your neck feels swollen and painful (swollen glands) you find it hard to breathe you have a weakened immune system – for example, because of chemotherapy or diabetes See a GP urgently if you're coughing up blood. UK/BE/16-8130(3) From dry coughs to flu symptoms the full BENYLIN® range of treatments can be found here VIEW OUR RANGE Ease your cough and cold symptoms with clinically proven ingredients ACTIVE INGREDIENTS IN BENYLIN® Related Products Pagination 0 Pagination 1 Pagination 2 Pagination 3 Pagination 4 Pagination 5 Pagination 6 BENYLIN® Chesty Coughs Non-Drowsy BENYLIN® Mucus Cough Max Honey & Lemon Flavour Syrup BENYLIN® Dry and Tickly Cough Syrup Sitemap Careers Privacy Policy Cookie Policy Modern Slavery Act Statement Legal Notice FAQ Contact Us Cookies Settings BENYLIN® Chesty Coughs Non Drowsy, BENYLIN® Chesty Coughs Original, BENLYIN® Chesty Cough & Cold Tablets, BENYLIN® Dry & Tickly Cough Syrup, BENYLIN® Mucus Cough Max Honey & Lemon Flavour Syrup Contains Guaifenesin, BENLYIN® Mucus Cough plus Decongestant Syrup, BENYLIN® Mucus Cough Night, BENYLIN® Mucus Cough & Cold All in One Relief Tablets, BENYLIN® Dry Coughs Night Syrup, BENYLIN® Children’s Dry Cough & Sore Throat Syrup, BENYLIN® Children’s Night Coughs, BENYLIN® Cold & Flu Max Strength Capsules, BENYLIN® Cold & Flu Day & Night Max Strength Capsules, BENYLIN® 4 Flu Tablets, BENYLIN® Day & Night Tablets. BENYLIN® Children's Chesty Coughs Contains Guaifenesin. BENYLIN® Mucus Cough Max Menthol Flavour Oral Solution Contains Guaifenesin. BENYLIN® Dry Cough 7.5mg/5ml Syrup contains Dextromethorphan. BENYLIN® Infant’s Cough Syrup Contains Glycerol. ALWAYS READ THE LABEL. © Johnson & Johnson Limited, 2017 This site is published by Johnson & Johnson Limited which is solely responsible for its contents. It is intended for a UK audience. BENYLIN® is a registered trademark. Site last updated: August 2021. UK-BE-2100020 Ask your pharmacist for advice. The products discussed herein may have different product labelling in different countries. The health information contained herein is provided for educational purposes only and is not intended to replace discussions with a healthcare provider. All decisions regarding patient care must be made with a healthcare provider, considering the unique characteristics of the patient. We Value Your Privacy We want to give you the best experience, so we’d like to use cookies to tell us how to improve our site, keep things relevant for you and enable social media functions and ads. For more information (including data sharing with partners) or to adjust your preferences, see “Cookie Settings”. Click “Accept” if you agree or “Reject” to use only necessary cookies. Reject Accept Cookies Settings