Smoker’s cough refers to the coughing that normally happens in long term smokers. It is an annoying and persistent cough that mainly occurs in the morning. It happens due to cigarette smoking. This is because the hairlike structures of the cilia in your lungs, responsible for keeping your lungs clean, get damaged by the chemicals in the cigarette smoke. This causes persistent coughing. Symptoms of smoker’s cough Common symptoms of smoker’s cough include: ● Wheezing ● Shortness of breath ● Hoarseness ● Pain in your back, lungs and shoulders ● Weight loss for no reason ● Coughing up blood Treatments To eliminate the smoker's cough, the most important treatment is to give up smoking entirely. However, in the meantime, you can use some natural remedies to get relief from the cough. ...