BAD cough, PLEASE HELP!?!
Question: BAD cough, PLEASE HELP!!?
i have had a very bad cough for the last 3 weeks and it still hasnt got much better!. it sounds as though i smoke 60 ciggarettes a day! just lately i feel as though it has got a bit better as im not coughing as much now but i do start coughing madly when i lie down,etc!. i also cough in my sleep meaning i stay awake more!. before i started coughing i was diagnosed with tonsillitis and was also having breathing problems!. i was given penicillin but it didnt help whatsoever and a week later, i was given an inhaler!. that didnt help!. im not even sure if i have tonsillitis any more! my father checked my uvula and he said that it doesnt look swollen and he couldnt even see my tonsils!.
What should i do about my cough!? im planning on making another appointment with the doctor - i went about a week ago as i had symptoms of hayfever and apparently, my lungs are clear and i have hayfever!.!.-(i do doubt it though)!. what do you think it is from what i have told you and what should i do!? PLZ HELP!Www@Answer-Health@Com
What should i do about my cough!? im planning on making another appointment with the doctor - i went about a week ago as i had symptoms of hayfever and apparently, my lungs are clear and i have hayfever!.!.-(i do doubt it though)!. what do you think it is from what i have told you and what should i do!? PLZ HELP!Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
Sounds like this is really frustrating for you!. The fact that it's worse when you're lying down makes it sound like post nasal drip when mucus slides down back of throat!. You may also still have an infection!.
Try Mucinex (it works great)!.it thins & loosens mucus & makes coughs more productive & less frequent!.
Suck on Zinc lozenges (quickens recovery & gets rid of infections)!. Suck on cough drops with eucalyptus!.
Drink 8 glasses of water/day!.
Gargle with Hydrogen peroxide (it will feel weird because of bubbles)!.
Use your saline nasal spray several times/day (it should make coughing fits less frequent)!.
Vit!. C 1000mg every 2 hours for 2-3 days!.
You may need a different inhaler!.
These infections hang on a long time!.!.!.try to be a little patient & don't let it get you so aggravated!.
Feel better soonWww@Answer-Health@Com
Try Mucinex (it works great)!.it thins & loosens mucus & makes coughs more productive & less frequent!.
Suck on Zinc lozenges (quickens recovery & gets rid of infections)!. Suck on cough drops with eucalyptus!.
Drink 8 glasses of water/day!.
Gargle with Hydrogen peroxide (it will feel weird because of bubbles)!.
Use your saline nasal spray several times/day (it should make coughing fits less frequent)!.
Vit!. C 1000mg every 2 hours for 2-3 days!.
You may need a different inhaler!.
These infections hang on a long time!.!.!.try to be a little patient & don't let it get you so aggravated!.
Feel better soonWww@Answer-Health@Com
It could also be asthma!. Just because the inhaler didn't work, doesn't mean it isn't!. When my asthma gets bad, my inhaler doesn't work on me at all!. I have to go to the dr!. and he gives me a week of steriods, and maybe a maintenance inhaler for a while, along with the emergency inhaler he probably gave you!.
Good luck!Www@Answer-Health@Com
Good luck!Www@Answer-Health@Com
sounds like a sinus invection,,,,,,,,,,,,,,The most common diagnosis with signs of cough and trickle behind the throat is sinusitis or rhinitis!. Infectious conditions aggravate normal sinus drainage and excess accumulation or thicker mucus can lead to cough!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
drink some lemon juice and honey!. heat it up in the microwave!. it doesn't help much, but it definately soothes it!. i hope you feel better!!Www@Answer-Health@Com
Maybe bronchitis!? Don't panic, your doctor will be able to give you an answer soon!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I think you have an alergy to something!.Hope this helps ;]Www@Answer-Health@Com
GO TO DOCTOR!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
your spelling is bad!.You should go to summer school!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
i dont know but good luck with your cough!Www@Answer-Health@Com
stop smoking
duhWww@Answer-Health@Com
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I had the same problem, but my cough went away eventually!. Try Robitussin, or cepacol cough drops!. Also try Buckley's, it really helps, but i will warn you it tastes really bad! As for trying to get to sleep, have a full glass of water by your bed, and cough drops!. Take a drink of water, pop in a cough drop, and breathe only through your nose!. If your nose is congested, try Vix!. If it doesn't go away, I would suggest going to a different doctor just to see what he or she says about it!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Allergies and coughing can be rough!!! There is an over the counter cough medication that can be taken that is the strongest you can buy over the counter without a prescription!.!.!.!.I can't thing of its name right off, but it is orange flavored and has the strongest dextromethorphen that you can get over the counter!.!.!.!.!.!.ask your pharmacist!.!.!.!.!.you may also want to try sleeping with your head propped up on 2 or more pillows!.!.!.!.!.not very comfortable, but helps!.!.!.!.!.!.!.maybe you will get to feeling better soon!.!.!.!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com