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chronic cough keeping me up at night
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Go swimming at night before you go to bed. Learn the proper technique to cough and check with your doctor on using ETH. You need to clear the lungs before you go to sleep.
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Does anyone have any suggestions for a chronic cough? It seems to be worse at night. I am currently taking singulair, aerobid,atrovent,maxair flonase,doing the water pik nasal irrigation. I also have the bed elevated and sleep on 2 pillows. The coughing seems to really aggravate my asthma and has caused me to throw up or gag several times. I am allergic to just about everything and have dust mite covers, hepa filters and hardwood floors in the bedroom. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
It sounds like you have cough-variant asthma. Nocturnal asthma tends to indicate inadequately treated asthma. This may require increasing the inhaled steroid dose (Aerobid in your case), or switching to a stronger more effective inhaled steroid like Pulmicort; addition of a long-acting bronchodilator, either Serevent inhaler or TheoDur. Or both Pulmicort and Serevent. Ellis
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I know the feeling about cough varient asthma, I’d cought until I passed out, kind of disconcerting to my wife and kids, I went on 12 hour codine and it make the world of difference. Moved to florida and so far very little trouble with asthma. Phillip
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Just a thought. have you been tested for reflux? I had h-pylori which caused me t develop asthma. Theo-dur can also cause reflux. I still sleep half sitting up from the habit I got when I had reflux.
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Curious… You have any problem with ulcers as well ? Harold Spatz Independent Alpine Dealer I help people breathe easier, I help people make money by showing them how to do the same thing. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Just a thought. have you been tested for reflux? I had h-pylori which caused me t develop asthma. Theo-dur can also cause reflux. I still sleep half sitting up from the habit I got when I had reflux.
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Coughing at night was the biggest (and worst) symptom of my asthma. Once I was taking the correct drug it went away, though I have been struck to some degree with the habit of waking at night. I also coughed at day and dearly threw up once when driving. My work mates were fed up with the coughing, I was fed up and I imagine the neighbours were as well – I live in a terraced house. However it didn’t take anything like the number of drugs you are using to get things under control. I don’t have any allergies I’m aware of – the cats are no problem, I use a Dunlopillo (natural latex) mattress as it’s so good for my back and avoid cigarette smoke & artificial scents as in air fresheners. I presume your current doctor has nothing more to offer (hence your post) so I suggest you try a new doctor if at all possible. writes Does anyone have any suggestions for a chronic cough? It seems to be worse at night. I am currently taking singulair, aerobid,atrovent,maxair flonase,doing the water pik nasal irrigation. I also have the bed elevated and sleep on 2 pillows. The coughing seems to really aggravate my asthma and has caused me to throw up or gag several times. I am allergic to just about everything and have dust mite covers, hepa filters and hardwood floors in the bedroom. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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I found that I had a sinus problem (congestion) which resulted in a cough. I was given Nasonex and the cough disappeared. Irrigation of the nasal passages did not relieve symptoms for me. niasha – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Does anyone have any suggestions for a chronic cough?
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my son also throws up when he is having a bad coughing spell.when i told one doctor he said well are you giving him a surpressant for the cough?? i have been told by previous doctors not to use a surpressant because that just masks the symtoms.his response was well we tell you that to cover our butts but you can do it.is that crazy?? so i only use something when he has gone a few nights without sleeping and needs to get rest and i will only give him one dose of something at night that the doctor has prescribed for him. take care barb
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Does anyone have any suggestions for a chronic cough? It seems to be worse at night. I am currently taking singulair, aerobid,atrovent,maxair flonase,doing the water pik nasal irrigation. I also have the bed elevated and sleep on 2 pillows. The coughing seems to really aggravate my asthma and has caused me to throw up or gag several times. I am allergic to just about everything and have dust mite covers, hepa filters and hardwood floors in the bedroom. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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