Abstract: The current invention is a method and kit to cure chronic cough, which is typically a dry cough. Chronic coughing is frequently caused by gastric acid which has been aerosolized by coughing, thereby causing hypersensitivity of the upper airway, leading to more coughing. This vicious cycle can torture the patient indefinitely. The cure consists of gargling with antacid solution when the urge to cough presents. The kit enables the patient to carry and administer the antacid solution on a timely basis. One version of the kit includes a cellular phone to ensure that the antacid gargle is readily available at all times. No phone call is made; the phone is simply something the patient is likely to have close by at all times and is big enough to carry a small bit of cargo within it's body. During a fit of extreme coughing, which is an extremely unpleasant experience, relief often comes within five seconds of administering the liquid antacid gargle.

Abstract: The current invention is a brush block (a bristle carrier) with diaphragm tuning channels. The incorporation of a diaphragm within a brush is useful in some circumstances. Diaphragm tuning channels which generally encircle the long axis of a brush block, as well as diaphragm tuning channels which generally parallel the long axis of a brush block, can both be used to control or tune the forces exerted by the diaphragm, while the implement is in use.

Abstract: The current invention performs two functions: (1) it operates as a standard cylindrical toilet cleaning brush for toilet-surface-cleaning, and (2) it operates as a toilet plunger for toilet-trap-unclogging. In one embodiment, it is a conventional cylindrical toilet cleaning brush combined with a circular diaphragm. As toilets become more water-efficient, they become more prone to clogging. This invention greatly reduces the aggravation associated with water-saving toilets by providing a toilet-trap-unclogging function discreetly at hand.