Ive had a dry unproductive cough for a few weeks ever since I had a bad cold.?!
Question: It won't go away, I wake up every morning and have a coughing spasm to the point to where it is hard to breathe. Ive been using an inhaler I got when I had bronchitis a few months ago, it works to stop the coughing attack, but how long will this last, I also have a persistent runny nose and my ears feel like I am underwater.
Answers: It won't go away, I wake up every morning and have a coughing spasm to the point to where it is hard to breathe. Ive been using an inhaler I got when I had bronchitis a few months ago, it works to stop the coughing attack, but how long will this last, I also have a persistent runny nose and my ears feel like I am underwater.
You probably will be fine, I had that for a while after I had the flu, the doctor says it will resolve its self on its own. Try Musinex.
you've got that same crap i've got. I think the whole country does by now. did you get a flu shot by chance? cause I did and I think maybe it's a government conspiracy to make us all sick while the election is going on.. then they can slide who they want in the white house.
Not too unusual reaction to a viral respiratory illness. Just takes a lot of time to get completely back to normal sometimes.
some people get left with a postviral irritation that can last up to 6 weeks, and inhalers do a lot to make you comfortable, but you just have to ride it out.
As long as the stuff coming from your nose is a clear colour you're ok but if it turns yellow or green you may have an infection.
And flu-jabs every year help you prevent this problem.
You ought to check with your MD to make sure you don't have recurrence of bronchitis.
Try Mucinex. It works GREAT! It will loosen phlegm, make cough more productive & less frequent.
Gargle with very warm salt water 3-4 X/day
Gargle with Hydrogen peroxide...It will feel weird because it bubbles up a lot.
Drink plenty of fluids; use saline nasal spray several times/day.
Vit. C 2000mg every 2 hours.
Suck on Zinc lozenges. Suck on Halls or Vicks cough drops with eucalyptus.
Take Zinc 50 mg; astragalus; goldenseal root (not more than 5 days in a row); echineacea . They will boost your immune system & kill off bacteria & viruses.
Use Hydrogen peroxide in your ears too. Keep head tilted till bubbling subsides.
Feel better.