Get better soon and alleviate cough symptoms as fast as you can:
Stop smoking to prevent cough
Elevate your pillow if the cough is worse at night
Take a hot steamy shower for five minutes, breathing in the steam may help keep the throat damp and will stop that annoying hacking cough
Drink plenty of water to rehydrate and to reduce the amount of mucus build up
Take Prospan® 3 days after disappearance of symptoms