Definition

• Cough is non-productive (dry cough) if there is minimal clear-white or no phlegm (sputum)
• Cough is productive (wet cough) if there is yellow, green, or brown phlegm (sputum)

See More Appropriate Topic (instead of this one) If

• You are coughing because of an ASTHMA ATTACK
• You have a COMMON COLD
• Any CHEST PAIN
• EARACHE is your main concern