Terrible cough need advice (not Covid )

[Letsbekindplease]

Hi, so I’ve had a terrible cough for nearly 2 weeks now. It’s worse at night and I can’t sleep. It’s ripped through the family I think from my son who’s at nursery. He still coughs through the night too. Now my parents have it and I’m really worried it’s going to really hit them. The dr won’t see them as at the practice it’s impossible to get an appointment. They’ve had a Covid test done so that a gp will agree to see them if needed. Any ideas how to make this a bit more bearable ? Any remedies ? I know cough bottles don’t work but it’s really hard having to see my mum struggle with this and now my dad has got it. ( I have major health anxiety and yes, maybe getting myself totally worked up but I feel like I need to try and do something for them )

Thanks x

My DD (3) has had the same - she's been coughing for about 5 weeks now. GP has now prescribed antibiotics (she's not been unwell, just coughing loads) and it finally seems to be clearing up - until the next one!

Ds had this thought he had recovered and then it came back again a week later with a vengeance. We dosed him alternately with ibuprofen and calpol. Humidifier in the bedroom. He seems to have recovered now but for 2 nights he was coughing constantly and sounded a lot like croup. He had 2 pcr tests and one lf which were negative.
Honey in hot orange juice works for me. Dh prefers lemsips. The soothing sweets with a local a anaesthetic are handy to suppress the cough.

Thanks for your replies. I think I’ll give the go a call on Monday not that I expect them to do a thing because they’re useless in my surgery!!!
Orange and honey. Also ticking that. Sounds good! I’m not a lemsip lover although will try anything.