r/ChronicCough

Dry cough going on a week, nearly throwing up from some of the coughing fits. Didn't sleep one night this week already due to the coughing. Docs gave me benzonatate/tessalon perles and they do jack. Antihistamines with them don't seem particularly effective either. I'm on Wellbutrin so I can't have the dextromethorphan. I have stooped to eating straight spoonfuls of honey at this point. I coughed so hard earlier I launched a pine bros lozenge right into my face mask.

I will take the most unhinged, off the wall, batshit cough relief/suppressant tips you've got at this point. I've also been trying the suppression techniques but the tickle is sometimes so horrible that I'm standing there, eyes pouring, nose running, body actually spasming, and end up choking anyway. Please send anything you've got

Back in August I was in Disney for a vacation and my fiancée had gotten sick and it passed to me. It came with a bad cough, the type that hurts your chest. Then in December after it hadn’t gone away I got a clear xray but around that time I was getting sick again.. they did say they thought they saw bronchitis and gave me meds. This sickness came with another bad cough. Got another xray in March and this was clear.. but still I have this cough. It isn’t productive and often feels like a chest tickle that causes me to cough. Any ideas?? Also had a CT a year and a half ago almost 2 now for something else before all this started and it was clear.

my mom has had a chronic coughing fit since the early 2000’s and shes in her 50’s now. its getting more frequent now and it happens when she’s stressed, laughing, angry, sitting normally and sleeping (specifically when she first lies down or in the middle of her sleep) and then goes away for a few mins or hour and repeat.

she went to the doctor years ago and they said theres nothing wrong with her. but clearly there’s something wrong there this isn’t normal. she doesn’t wanna go to the doctor anymore because no one knows what’s wrong with her but i can see that it’s affecting her life even though she got used to it.

i’m thinking of taking her to the doctors again after years of not getting it checked again. which doctor am i supposed to consult?

hello; my mom has had a chronic cough for a while now.. she says it’s probably a sinus thing. she has seen one doctor for it and they said her lungs sound normal. she is constantly taking allergy meds to help but the coughing persists. i don’t think she’s allergic to anything. any thoughts on next steps? if this is post nasal what should she do?

hi!

Ever since I (23F) had bronchitis and then phnemonia 5 years ago, I haven’t stopped coughing phlegm. It happens every day multiple times a day. I’m currently on a wixela inhaler which I think has helped a little and I take NAC pills every day. I’ve been to so many doctors and pulmonologists who eventually just give up. Right now I’ve been diagnosed with chronic bronchitis. I used to have excersise induced asthma as a kid but I wouldn’t say that was an issue in my adult life despite being pretty active. I’ve gotten x rays and a ct scan which just showed slight scarring in one of my lungs likely from coughing so hard when I had pnemonia. I’ve moved multiple times and lived in different houses so I don’t think it’s mold or allergies. the spetum has gotten tested multiple times(it’s yellow) but shows no evidence of infection. ive cut out dairy but havent cut out gluten or coffee which I’m considering. I’m not really sure what to do next but I’m really frustrated and honestly embarrassed. It’s hard to be in public and coughing all the time. I’ve recently kind of discovered I probably have r cpd maybe that could have something to do with it. I feel like I’m grasping at straws. If you have any advice I’d really appreciate it.