One of my friend always complain that her son starts coughing if he is exposed to cold air/windy weather....I saw him coughing even if he passes frozen section in grocery stores....
The cold weather cough can be caused from a couple of sources.
When you breath in cold air, your lungs contract (tighten) just like any tissue does when exposed to cold. Once you come inside and start breathing warm air, the lung tissue rapidly expands. That sudden expansion can cause the cough reflex. It is a similar reaction to what new runners experience when their lungs start to grow and expand. You'll often see new runners chuging along and hacking out a few coughs.
Your body will work as best it can to deal with the sudden change as best as it can. Taking a moment to cool down before heading inside is excellent advice. If you have a garage or somewhere that would serve as a step between the two extreme temps it would be a good place to cool down in. (Assuming there aren't too many fumes from cleaners etc. in there.)
Only other thing that comes to mind is to try and inhale through your nose while you are cooling down. Conchae inside your nose that serve to adjust the temp/humidity of your inhaled breath to a more acceptable level. They also work as a bit of a 'screen' or filter to help keep some of the junk we breathe out of your lungs.
I'm guessing the tea/coffee you drink would assist your upper airway (mouth/nose) in warming the air you inhale by increasing the temperature in those areas.
The cold weather cough can be caused from a couple of sources.
When you breath in cold air, your lungs contract (tighten) just like any tissue does when exposed to cold. Once you come inside and start breathing warm air, the lung tissue rapidly expands. That sudden expansion can cause the cough reflex. It is a similar reaction to what new runners experience when their lungs start to grow and expand. You'll often see new runners chuging along and hacking out a few coughs.
Your body will work as best it can to deal with the sudden change as best as it can. Taking a moment to cool down before heading inside is excellent advice. If you have a garage or somewhere that would serve as a step between the two extreme temps it would be a good place to cool down in. (Assuming there aren't too many fumes from cleaners etc. in there.)
Only other thing that comes to mind is to try and inhale through your nose while you are cooling down. Conchae inside your nose that serve to adjust the temp/humidity of your inhaled breath to a more acceptable level. They also work as a bit of a 'screen' or filter to help keep some of the junk we breathe out of your lungs.
I'm guessing the tea/coffee you drink would assist your upper airway (mouth/nose) in warming the air you inhale by increasing the temperature in those areas.
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