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Chronic Cough that comes and goes mysteriously.

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bill49757
bill49757

I have been dealing with a chronic cough that comes and last 2-3 months sometimes twice a year at random times. Has no set pattern. It is very severe. Have been to my GP, an allergist , ENT and pulmonary specialist. Used inhalers, nasal sprays , cough suppressants, antibiotics. The list goes on and on. I have been dealing with this for more than seven years. All the mentioned doctors have no clue. Anyone out there with similar issues?. 

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  • molly06010
    molly06010 bill49757

    Posted

    Hi Bill, yes from over here.  For several years.  Fom time-to-time it gets pretty desperate.  I wake up coughing, and it can continue for 2 - 4 hours.  However, from the pharma approach which did nothing for me, at all.  Courtesy of a good chum and her discerning C'mas present, I went the alternative route.  Essential oils, eucalyptus, in a pot-pourri, have it next to my bed.   Worked.  Now I very rarely wake up with that overwhelming hacking cough.  Just a bit of a cough which is soon gone.  I am delighted, and better still, no pharma in sight !

    • bill49757
      bill49757 molly06010

      Posted

      Thanks for the info, but mine rarely bothers me when I am relaxed and sleeping. It starts as soon as I get up and start moving around. 
  • molly06010
    molly06010 bill49757

    Posted

    Same with myself.  I don't cough lying down, but, as soon as I get up and about...  Blasted nuisance.  So am v. happy with the pot-pouri beside my bed.  Stops the muck from building up  in my chest overnight.  Have also massaged the oil on the outside of my throat.  That was another help.  

    • bill49757
      bill49757 molly06010

      Posted

      I am not sure mine is the same. The cough stays with me all day every day except when I lay down to rest. Usually last 2-3 months , disappears and comes back at random. 
    • molly06010
      molly06010 bill49757

      Posted

      No, seems to be a difference.  Perhaps consult with a pneumologist consultant / specialist.  
    • bill49757
      bill49757 molly06010

      Posted

      Thanks Molly. Already been to one. The ran all kinds of tests on me including an asthma provocation test which was negative. Currently I am on albuterol and singular which is zero help.   
  • molly06010
    molly06010 bill49757

    Posted

    I was prescribed Albuterol - no thanks !  Can interact, create more problems.  I find what I'm using, the essential the best yet.  At least I've stopped that blasted hackingcoughing for the first part of the morning.  Diagnosed with COPD + Asthma.  

    • bill49757
      bill49757 molly06010

      Posted

      Can I ask how albuterol bothered you? I am skeptical of it as well.  
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