hey anyone with cough that doesnt go away??

Question

maybe everyone already knows , but i have had a mostly dry cough for about 2 mo. no pain anywhere else, no other symptoms,, mostly have noticed at night, and on cold days,,, i asked the pharmacist where i am living ie. costa rica.. they say that other people are saying they have persistent cough and sometime raspy breath( ie. you can note phlem when i breath)... i dont want to take antibiotics for viral infection,,,

any ideas out there,,,

ps.. i am 36 yr. old and never been sick...

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

you may want to check out your stomache for acid reflux or something like that.

hairy45 · Answer

:)   Hello there,  Sounds like you have irritated the linings of your lungs, this is what happens when we contact a viral infection and have a residual cough which lasts for a long time.  Avoid poluted areas and I hope you dont smoke?  Simple honey and lemon drinks can help, also inhalation of some of the essential oils such as eucalyptus or maybe menthol.  If you can reduce your coughing in any way, it should settle down. Good luck.

Anonymous · Answer

you could be having a post nasal drip.drink a lot of water to thin your secretions.avoid coffee.

Anonymous · Answer

:)   Hello there,  Sounds like you have irritated the linings of your lungs, this is what happens when we contact a viral infection and have a residual cough which lasts for a long time.  Avoid poluted areas and I hope you dont smoke?  Simple honey and lemon drinks can help, also inhalation of some of the essential oils such as eucalyptus or maybe menthol.  If you can reduce your coughing in any way, it should settle down. Good luck.have a dry cough mostly at night..  started only a month ago.. ..very uncomforatable trying to sleep.. though I was getting the flu. but not yet.. should I be concerned?

Anonymous · Answer

post nasal drip.due to chronic low grade sinus infection.((bacteria,not virus.)treat with pseudoephidrene ,cetirizene and several courses of high dose antibiotics.set aside your prejudices.get better.p.n.d. makes lungs hypersensitive .this causes cough.the fact that pulmonary phlegm is clear misleads many ,even doctors.this ignorance nearly cost me my life.learn.other possibles:yeast in lungs---independently occuring or as complication of above.---(opaque white phlegm)------------------next,g.e.r.d.---traces of stomach acid irritating lungs.also causes hypersnsitivity.once provoked,such a hypersensitive state can take four months to settle.that is why people say "them antibiotics never done me no good".  ----  you have to persevere.pnd causes most chronic cough though.that is why it is a good place to start.your tropical location may be significant:mould spores often provoke sinusitis,due to the fact that an allergi c response can start things off by closing the sinus drains,thus enclosing the bacteria,which then force their way out under pressure,and then drip down the throat....ugh!

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