Chronic Cough !!!!!!

[gtfpv]

OVER THE LAST 12 MONTHS I HAVE DEVELOPED A COUGH WHICH COMES AND GOES. it is becoming more so than less .
decmber 2006 had a cough that lasted 3 months . had blood tests and all was ok , this was put down to summer post viral cough , by a doctor.
september 2007 had bad flue which side lined me for 1 week . had to stop training ( exercising for 2 months as i had no energy. )
december 2007 coughing started again
january, after 6 weeks i go and get a chest x'ray , which shows all clear, then cough gets better ( stops) 2 weeks later cough starts again , now 3 weeks and cough is more consistant .
i have never had astham or bronchitis or respitory illness in my life .
anyone else suffer from this .
it's like a dry smokers cough , except , i dont smoke.
coug lollies work . they mask the problem . ventilin sometimes stops the coughing and sometimes makes it worse.
sometimes i just have a coughing fit .
all i have to do is raise my chin up and i will cough .
if i laugh it turns into a cough . i have no idea what this could be ??
blood test clear 12 months ago, and recent chest xray x
clear .
it's more frustrating than sick, a cold drink can cause a coughing fit. and a 1/2hr hard workout on a rowing or running machine doesnt make me cough or be short of breath.

anyone else suufer these symptoms ?
i'll have to go back to a doctor and look further into it .

my GUESS IS after doing youtube searches , the yanks have come up with a new previously undiagnosed form of ASTHMA . I THINK THEY REFER TO IT AS COUGH INTRUSIVE ASTHMA , WITH NO OTHER SYMPTOMS ???

[FordACE]

or you could simply be allergic to something your eating. I'm no expert, but maybe you need to see if something your eating is causing it. What about trying a blood type diet? Different blood types are allergic to different foods.

[gtfpv]

Originally Posted by FordACE

or you could simply be allergic to something your eating. I'm no expert, but maybe you need to see if something your eating is causing it. What about trying a blood type diet? Different blood types are allergic to different foods.

THANKS FOR THE INFO. i'll take i anything into account. you have just sparked a memory. i could never in my life eat a banana with out it bringing on a cough. mind you i dont eat them much any more .

[ABoringUsername]

Originally Posted by gtfpv

my GUESS IS after doing youtube searches

Perhaps not the best place to get medical advice _2:
Id say go to the doctor and say you want to see a respritory (sp?) specialist. Unless we have some medically trained ford fans on here, anything you read is just heresay.

[FordACE]

Originally Posted by ABoringUsername

Perhaps not the best place to get medical advice _2:
Id say go to the doctor and say you want to see a respritory (sp?) specialist. Unless we have some medically trained ford fans on here, anything you read is just heresay.

That's true too. But what good has the doctor done for him so far? Some are as useless as poo on a stick.

[fangq]

Originally Posted by FordACE

That's true too. But what good has the doctor done for him so far? Some are as useless as poo on a stick.

Get a referral to a specialist. Simple really.
Steve

[Sourbastard]

You have tuberculosis.

[plext]

Originally Posted by sourbastard

You have tuberculosis.

I disagree, it is patently due to asbestos infested brake pads.

[gtfpv]

Originally Posted by sourbastard

You have tuberculosis.

what is that. ?? would it show up in a blood test .??

[FordACE]

Have you ever tried an Asthma puffer when you have the cough? If you have access to one, and you get the cough, take it and see if it goes away. I have a cough that annoys the crap out of me, and taking a puffer makes it go away. The doctor told me if the puffer does work, than I have a mild case of Asthma. I don't always get the cough, but when I do it's annoying. But I don't wheeze like an asthma sufferer.

[gtfpv]

Originally Posted by FordACE

Have you ever tried an Asthma puffer when you have the cough? If you have access to one, and you get the cough, take it and see if it goes away. I have a cough that annoys the crap out of me, and taking a puffer makes it go away. The doctor told me if the puffer does work, than I have a mild case of Asthma. I don't always get the cough, but when I do it's annoying. But I don't wheeze like an asthma sufferer.

mate last night i OD'D on ventilin . as i said sometimes it works, sometimes it makes it worse .
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8 puffs of ventilin last night , to try and nip it in the butt , ended up with a dryer cough then ever and a burning feeling in my lungs combined wit a racing heart, and insomnia all night . as i remembered that ventolin is a dirivitive of speed.

[FordACE]

Originally Posted by gtfpv

mate last night i OD'D on ventilin . as i said sometimes it works, sometimes it makes it worse .
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8 puffs of ventilin last night , to try and nip it in the butt , ended up with a dryer cough then ever and a burning feeling in my lungs combined wit a racing heart, and insomnia all night . as i remembered that ventolin is a dirivitive of speed.

well if that doesn't work, it's not asthma. I would go and seek advice from a specialist. An allergy to something is still possible. Just try your best to find a doctor who knows what they're on about.

[MarkAW]

The possibility exists are you have Bronchiolitis - to put it blunly your nose is dripping down your throat which then flows into the lungs. After a while the lungs become hypersentive to this and you develop the annoying cough. This can be brought on by hayfever.

BTW for the dipsticks - Ventolin is a Salbutamol sulphate that means its not an amphetimine nor is it a steroid.

try this link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronchiolitis

Disclaimer - I am not a doctor - if you have a problem seek a doctors advice not mine.

[Mansal]

Originally Posted by gtfpv

mate last night i OD'D on ventilin . as i said sometimes it works, sometimes it makes it worse .
'
8 puffs of ventilin last night , to try and nip it in the butt , ended up with a dryer cough then ever and a burning feeling in my lungs combined wit a racing heart, and insomnia all night . as i remembered that ventolin is a dirivitive of speed.

Unsure I can advise you, but you can consider my chronic cough history as guidance.

20+ years ago I started developing a cough similar to what you describe. Diagnosed as viral, doctors couldn't pinpoint a specific diagnosis. Xrays, Bronchitis, Ventolin and many moons later the cough eventually became chronic, during specific periods of the year.

Eventually my doctors boiled it down to an Allergy-induced Asthma. My allergy is at its worst during these change-of weather periods (autumn/spring). These past couple days in Melb with the outgoing summer has flared things up for me again.

I have/take as required a Reliever - Bricanyl, a form of Ventolin. When things are really bad I also need to take a Preventer - Pulmicort - as well. I've been on the stuff since I was 15 or 16 (now much older!). Thankfully I now only take my puffer when my coughs are really bad (which they haven't been for almost 5 years now).

There you go, not a diagnosis, but at least it's confirmation that such an indescribable/undiagnosable chronic condition exists (more than once in AFF!). Retrospectively I cannot pinpoint specifically WHAT caused my condition, but two facts I can swear by:
1) My allergenic coughing mainly occurs during season-changing weather (in particular summer-autumn and winter-spring)

2) My condition has considerably improved over the years. All of this started for me when I was 12yo. Now in my early three-zeros my allergy is barely noticable (i haven't used my puffers for over 12 months now, but I keep the prescription going just in case). So I guess it gets better over time

[Mansal]

...Also another thing that's sprung to mind.

You might want to see an Osteopath. Sometimes they're able to find something as a result of skeletal/muscular misalignment (yep, it can happen, a misalignment can pinch blood vessels to a point where blood flow is compromised in a bodily area).

Two cases I can think of from experience:
1) my sister has been suffering 'the shakes' for a few weeks now, had a bad episode one day, ended up at RMH Emergency. Three days later the neurologists couldn't pinpoint any specific neurological cause.

She goes to this Osteopath, finds that she suffered a ribcage compression that 'knocked things out of whack' to a point where a blood vessel was pinched, compromising blood supply to her upper body, causing the shakes. Since massage she's much better now (case ongoing).

2) My newborn daughter - born under c-section. Suffered badly from colic (wind pain). Osteopath finds that her sternum was misalgned during delivery (when they pulled her out). One treatment later (she's booked for a couple more) and it already doesn't bother her anymore.


Bottom line, you might want to try an osteopath - the one for my daughter only cost $40 for the consultation. Maybe they might find something, maybe not.

[Sourbastard]

it could be lung cancer caused by snorting asbestos dust through a straw in the 80's.

Or, when you were six, you inhaled a piece of lego, which has jammed in your upper lung, and has now become infected, causing poor airflow, and rectal spasms.

Or, you may have the slowest acting form of Pulmonary Anthrax ever recorded.

So far this doesnt look good for you. Please send me $55 and your medicare card.

[gtfpv]

Originally Posted by sourbastard

it could be lung cancer caused by snorting asbestos dust through a straw in the 80's.

Or, when you were six, you inhaled a piece of lego, which has jammed in your upper lung, and has now become infected, causing poor airflow, and rectal spasms.

Or, you may have the slowest acting form of Pulmonary Anthrax ever recorded.

So far this doesnt look good for you. Please send me $55 and your medicare card.

AAAAHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAA HAAAAAA HAAAAAAA COUGH COUGH COUGH!!!

[Fev]

Chronic Bronchitis is my guess... i hate bronchitis!!

[Sourbastard]

and Speed is a derivative of bad acting from keanu reeves.

[|||]

maybe its bird flu have you been close to any birds in the last 12 months

[gtfpv]

wether it's an allargy or a serious illness ' i'd like to know either way. perhaps a respiratory specialist might be the only way to go.
so far some things have been ruled out with the xray and the blood test. but not the symptoms .

[Fev]

someone should have said ask a doctor the first post lol

[FordACE]

Originally Posted by Fev

someone should have said ask a doctor the first post lol

did you read what he wrote. he's been numerous times. The problem is yet to be resolved.

[Fev]

oh sorry i forgot about that bit, i havnt read it for like 2 hrs and a migraine doesnt help

[Sourbastard]

Originally Posted by Fev

oh sorry i forgot about that bit, i havnt read it for like 2 hrs and a migraine doesnt help

you have a tumor! send me 55 dollars.

[FordACE]

Originally Posted by Fev

oh sorry i forgot about that bit, i havnt read it for like 2 hrs and a migraine doesnt help

that's okay.

man, sourbastard is a funny bastard. we should all say what our problems are on here, he'd be rich in no time.

[Gammaboy]

You have been eaten by a Grue.

[fmc351]

I hear that chronic is harsh on the throat.

[Fev]

Originally Posted by fmc351

I hear that chronic is harsh on the throat.

Only when you take Hits from Da Bong by Cypress Hill

[Geez Louise]

Geez Sour...you are cheaper than my doctor...same prognosis!! Shouldda just asked you!!