[Margaret Pilkington]

Shaz, I know you will probably laugh at this but give it a try...........put a liberal coating of Vicks, you know, the kind that you rub on your chest to clear the tubes(or similar...it doesn't have to be the branded stuff) on your feet...cover with a pair of socks and you should find that your cough will improve...this is especially useful at bedtime.
I don't know how it works, I only know that it does.

This bit of information comes from a study done at a Canadian University, it found that it was twice as effective in stopping a tickly cough as many of the branded cough mixtures........it can be safely used for children too.

If your tickly cough doesn't get better though, you should pay a visit to the Doc......it may be you have an infection and need antibiotics.