How To Stop A Cough That Won't Go Away

Where was the advice on how to stop a persistent cough?

I had a chronic cough for several weeks. I was also having a difficult time breathing. I am a pretty active person who runs and exercises on a daily basis. I went and saw the Dr. He told me I had exercise induced asthma. I disagreed and explained that my coughing and shortness of breath was happening as I was there in the examination room. He sent me to have a chest X-ray and it was negative. I still had a difficult time breathing. Two days later I was in the hospital with severe Pulmonary Embolisms. I was in the hospital for a week. I almost died. I never thought my issue was that severe.

I have had a chronic cough since 2012. Getting ready to do all the tests again even though in the last round nobody had a diagnosis. I have downloaded an app to help me track my cough.

I have had my cough nearly 2yrs and and my Doc sent me for x ray and it was clear and then checked for asthma but Dr Tom was the one who told me it was the acid reflux. Thank you Dr Tom 😀

My 8 year old son has had a cough that hasn’t gone away for over a year. Chest X-Rays came back normal, asthma and allergy medications have been ineffective. He coughs all day, every day. We’ve now been referred to an entomologist, pulmonologist and allergy specialist to see if it’s a food allergy. I’ve told my doctor many times that I suspect it’s GERD, but she brushes it off and continues to speculate that it’s post nasal drip. It’s been a nightmare. Can’t wait to get to the bottom of this.

If you take blood pressure medication and have a dry cough, please have your dr adjust your medication to a different category. I’ve taken various meds for 27 years and had been on one in particular for at least 10 years when the dr increased it to the maximum dose. I had had a respiratory infection prior to the cough and it never went away. Took ME a few months to question the med. I had 5 cracked ribs, was vomiting every morning and using a pillow over my ribs when I coughed. 9 months of this! Told dr to change it and within 2 weeks the cough was better. By one month it was gone. My father also had it many years ago. Dr told me this can happen ANYTIME, even if you’ve been taking the medication for 20 years! My father had the same problem.

For over ten years, I had a cough that mainly started after I had been up a few hours. I went through tons of tests and the drs concluded that it was acid reflux. I had been on reflux pills for years, and it did nothing for my cough. Then, after a series of events that caused me to think it might be caused by dairy, I gave up dairy; and, my cough went away!

This is a good video thank you DR. But they so many people here saying that they have been coughing for many weeks,months and some years and they're asking what they can do. Please lovely people who are asking have you seen your doctor? If not why don't you go NOW it's not too late. Get well soon as myself waiting hospital appointment. My Doctor decided that I should go and see the Respiratory specialist here we go

i have been coughing for 2weks now and today wake up in ribs pain upper back and lower front everytime i cough too uncomfortable and very painful

Look up suppression of coughing and try it. It’s a therapy for habitual coughing and it works.

Thanks DR will try your advice.

Felt like this was just for me. Thank you Dr Tom.

I been coughing for almost 3weeks nonstop my throat is ticklish my daughter and son had it to. With me its constant and only stops when I am laying with my head raised up : /

I had a chronic cough for a year,I read about gabapentin ,for it and lord and behold, it went away

Thanks for the update ❤

I have had a cough a blocked nose in the morning and at night for nearly 2 year . I am so over it . I went to see a specialist he tells me ,I have turbinate in my nose and that's causes my coughing. I am on a waiting list hopefully I will stop coughing after I have a operation.

Excellent thanks very informative.

I got fussed at for waiting to talk to my doctor for 3 weeks after a cough. She wanted me to come to her right away and threatened to put me in the hospital if I didn't get better in a few days after she gave me 2 inhalers.

What is your recommendation for coughing from blood pressure medication (amalopine)?

I've been coughing for 50 years. I think my dental fillings could be involved in an allergic reaction but l can't get a diagnosis. The cough hits me a few times a day (it's not continual) accompanied by mucus so l guess it's not a virus being so chronic. It goes from a tickle to a life-threatening asthmatic style attack.