Could I have asthma or just a really bad cough?!
Question: Could I have asthma or just a really bad cough!?
For the past 7 weeks I've been coughing quite a lot!.
I don't smoke, so it isn't that!.
It's a dry, chesty cough, sometimes I cough up phlegm, but very rarely, I'd say about once every 4/5 days!.
It is a lot worse at night - I'm up at almost 4am!
It is also really bad when I'm exercising, I was out running the other day and ended up holding onto a lamppost whilst I coughed my insides up!.
I really dislike going to the Doctors, so I do try to avoid it where possible!.
Does it sound like asthma or just a really bad cough!?
Also, when I do cough I find it really hard to breathe, like everything closes up and I find myself gasping for breath!. When I am standing and begin coughing, I have to hold on to something!
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I don't smoke, so it isn't that!.
It's a dry, chesty cough, sometimes I cough up phlegm, but very rarely, I'd say about once every 4/5 days!.
It is a lot worse at night - I'm up at almost 4am!
It is also really bad when I'm exercising, I was out running the other day and ended up holding onto a lamppost whilst I coughed my insides up!.
I really dislike going to the Doctors, so I do try to avoid it where possible!.
Does it sound like asthma or just a really bad cough!?
Also, when I do cough I find it really hard to breathe, like everything closes up and I find myself gasping for breath!. When I am standing and begin coughing, I have to hold on to something!
Thanks!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
Sounds like a chest infection, but I don't think they usually last that long!.
I would say something like a pollen allergy, since your cough occurs more when you're outside, like mine does, but then, at this time of the year the pollen level isn't that high!.
It could be a mild-level of asthma!.
I do strongly recommend you visit your Doctor, it'd be a good idea if you sound recorded your cough when you feel as if you're having problems getting your breath, so the Doctor can still have a listen, even if you don't have a coughing fit in his room!Www@Answer-Health@Com
I would say something like a pollen allergy, since your cough occurs more when you're outside, like mine does, but then, at this time of the year the pollen level isn't that high!.
It could be a mild-level of asthma!.
I do strongly recommend you visit your Doctor, it'd be a good idea if you sound recorded your cough when you feel as if you're having problems getting your breath, so the Doctor can still have a listen, even if you don't have a coughing fit in his room!Www@Answer-Health@Com
That sounds a lot like asthma!.
My daughter used to say that it felt like her lungs were really small when she was asthmatic!.
If it is, you need an inhaler, or you'll have a lot more to worry about than the discomfort of going to a doctor's office!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
My daughter used to say that it felt like her lungs were really small when she was asthmatic!.
If it is, you need an inhaler, or you'll have a lot more to worry about than the discomfort of going to a doctor's office!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Some will say it does sound like asthma and suggest all sorts of inhalers, but after the experience I went through with my son I always suggest anyone who suffers from asthma symptoms to first cut out all milk products, ALL of them to see if that has a positive effect!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Do you have a new air purifier around!? Have you recently switched detergents or bed spread!? Ozone is an irritant, so if you have a purifier that generates ozone, get rid of it!. Allergies also!.
You need to see a doctor, eventually!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
You need to see a doctor, eventually!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Well if seems like asthma and pneumonia!. I've have pneumonia and it seems like what you're saying!. Think about getting and air purifier!. Hope this helps! ^_^Www@Answer-Health@Com
asthma!.!.!.it's just something that you see the doctor even though you really dont want to!.!.!.!.it can be dangerous if u dont get the right t treatment!.!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
It could be a number of things!.Only a doctor will know for sure!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Does your family have a history of Asthma!? It could have been dormant!. Then again it could be something else!.
Please get used to the doctors!. Something as stupid as a small pain can turn out to be deadly!. (Personal experience) Get checked!. They'll give you a prescription, most likely for some Prednisone and maybe Singular, you'll might get some Albuterol and Flovent thrown is as well!.
EDIT: fantabu1ous is right!. Dairy products tend to increase phlegm!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Please get used to the doctors!. Something as stupid as a small pain can turn out to be deadly!. (Personal experience) Get checked!. They'll give you a prescription, most likely for some Prednisone and maybe Singular, you'll might get some Albuterol and Flovent thrown is as well!.
EDIT: fantabu1ous is right!. Dairy products tend to increase phlegm!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I know you don't like doctors, but please do go see one as soon as possible!.
Don't get me wrong, I don't want to scare the wits out of you, I just want you to get checked out and save you from getting something worse!.
I had the same symptoms as you!. I had a bad cough that just wouldn't shift!. I brought up phlegm and thought it was just something that would go away if I left it!. I hated going to the doctor!. So I left it -- for ten months!.
During the ten months I started to get breathless a lot!. It got so I couldn't walk very far without stopping!. At that point I went the Health Centre!.
I was given a high dose antibiotic!. But remember, I had left this cough 10 months already!. The cough went, well mostly!. I was delighted!. But then I noticed the breathlessness gradually got even worse!. It got so that I couldn't even go to the garden to play with the dog without a really bad noise every time I breathed!.
I went to the doctor again!. The doctor diagnosed asthma!. I went to the asthma nurse for management, but she looked at my peak flow chart and said I didn't have asthma!. She thought I was hyperventilating and just needed "to learn to control my breathing!."
I went away and, still hating to go to the doctor, tried to control my breathing -- for the next 3 years!. It didn't get better!. The sound got much worse!.
Finally, I went to the doctor and asked to be referred to a specialist!. The doctor was resistant to the idea at first but eventually did recommend me!.
The specialist sent me for a scan!. He rang to say it showed a narrowing at the voicebox!. It's a rare thing, so don't worry you have it, but I was told that an infection could have been responsible for making it close more!. However, apparently it won't now open again naturally!.
Again, I am not saying this to worry the life out of you!. But I am trying to scare you into getting treatment for that cough!. You need treatment!. Please go see your doctor and get it sorted!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Don't get me wrong, I don't want to scare the wits out of you, I just want you to get checked out and save you from getting something worse!.
I had the same symptoms as you!. I had a bad cough that just wouldn't shift!. I brought up phlegm and thought it was just something that would go away if I left it!. I hated going to the doctor!. So I left it -- for ten months!.
During the ten months I started to get breathless a lot!. It got so I couldn't walk very far without stopping!. At that point I went the Health Centre!.
I was given a high dose antibiotic!. But remember, I had left this cough 10 months already!. The cough went, well mostly!. I was delighted!. But then I noticed the breathlessness gradually got even worse!. It got so that I couldn't even go to the garden to play with the dog without a really bad noise every time I breathed!.
I went to the doctor again!. The doctor diagnosed asthma!. I went to the asthma nurse for management, but she looked at my peak flow chart and said I didn't have asthma!. She thought I was hyperventilating and just needed "to learn to control my breathing!."
I went away and, still hating to go to the doctor, tried to control my breathing -- for the next 3 years!. It didn't get better!. The sound got much worse!.
Finally, I went to the doctor and asked to be referred to a specialist!. The doctor was resistant to the idea at first but eventually did recommend me!.
The specialist sent me for a scan!. He rang to say it showed a narrowing at the voicebox!. It's a rare thing, so don't worry you have it, but I was told that an infection could have been responsible for making it close more!. However, apparently it won't now open again naturally!.
Again, I am not saying this to worry the life out of you!. But I am trying to scare you into getting treatment for that cough!. You need treatment!. Please go see your doctor and get it sorted!.Www@Answer-Health@Com