The tickle or irritation you are feeling in your neck is producing your cough. Please make sure you have read the "General Therapy" section.

This type of neck coughing can be the toughest to treat. Basically you need to break the vicious cycle of coughing which begets coughing while your respiratory tract heals. The key to recovery is avoiding further irritation and blocking the cough reflex. To control your cough during the day time, consider throat lozenges or hard candy to suck on. Some Over-the-counter lozenges have benzocaine a topical anesthetic that helps diminish the cough reflex. There are prescription medications which help block coughing such as Tessalon perles; please consult your physician. To control your cough during the night, your physician could consider Benadryl or Tylenol with codeine. Both of these medicines can help block the cough reflex and help you sleep as well.