 [ Symptoms ] can aburterol help my cough my wife has been coughing for three days now and her throat is itching and it keeoing her up at night what can i give her to make her feel better [ Disease ] albuterol is a bronchodilator used typically for asthma and a reactive airway if the cause of your wife is cough is due to asthma or an allergic disorder then yes it may help albuterol is not a cough suppressant however knowing the cause of the cough is always important when determining how to treat it a cough due to a cold very common is from post nasal drainage so the cough is beneficial since it helps clear the airway a cough due to allergies can be very irritation so an antihistamine may help suppressing a cough is considered controversial but often helpful if the cough interferes with sleep a teaspoon or two of honey can help or if you are looking for an over the counter suppressant one containing dextromethorophan dm is often helpful a cough can also be a sign of a lung infection so if any cough persists especially one that is accompanied by chest pain fever or productive of thick mucous should be carefully evaluated by a medical provider have her drink lots of water and humidify the air she breathes a cool mist humidifier all of these things will help quiet a cough