Question for the Dr.'s on the board

[dabrockster]

Thursday evening I started to get a cough. It has persisted and gotten worse. It feels like I have crap caught in my throat all the time and it is causing me to cough constantly (A constant itch). I can't sleep well at night and it gets worse when I lay down. I have had some serious coughing episodes where I feel like I am going to pass out due to not having any air left but the coughing persists..

I have no congestion in my nose at all. What is going on with me and what can I do to stop this. It is starting to drive me crazy..

Any advice would be great to help stop this..

[dabrockster]

It also feels weird when I take a deep breathe to cough... Almost like a wheesy feeling...

[DU Ute]

Whooping cough

[Moliere]

Whooping cough

I was going to guess black lung. He does live in mining country after all.

[dabrockster]

Whooping cough

I don't know if it is Whooping Cough. I listened to the sounds of a 40 year old but I never felt like I was suffocating. Or maybe it hasn't gotten that bad yet. Plus my cough is constant.. As in I cough every 10 to 15 seconds. And I am able to take a deep breathe. It is wheezy some times but not all the times. I usually cough 1 to 5 times depending if I feeling like I am trying to cough something up.

I don't know if it is mental and what I can do to stop it.. But it is starting to take it toll on me..

[YOhio]

Any advice would be great to help stop this..

I recommend you make an appointment with your doctor and take the medicine he or she prescribes as directed.

[Babs]

I recommend you make an appointment with your doctor and take the medicine he or she prescribes as directed.

Now, now. No one should be forced to actively consume health care.

[Topper]

Now, now. No one should be forced to actively consume health care.

He has the liberty to become as ill as he wishes. Malpractice be damned.

[dabrockster]

I recommend you make an appointment with your doctor and take the medicine he or she prescribes as directed.

Thanks Captain Obvious...

[wuapinmon]

Thanks Captain Obvious...

Did he get promoted?

[dabrockster]

I haven't slept all night. spent it downstairs in my recliner but the coughing won't stop. This blows…

[ERCougar]

Actually, we're seeing a resurgence of whooping cough (pertussis) over the last 5-10 years as a cause of chronic cough, or at least thats how long we've been talking about it. Typically not dangerous in an otherwise healthy adult, but definitely annoying.

if you want to do this on the cheap, get a humidifier. It's the only proven remedy for cough, the only one that's actually been proven to help symptoms. If it lasts more than a few more days, get in to see a doctor. A chest x ray would be helpful, you may have a component of asthma that would respond to an albuterol inhaler, you may need an antibiotic. The kind of pneumonia that would kill you (assuming you're healthy) probably would have done it already, so it's not terribly urgent, but of you want to cover all your bases, get into a doctor. Urgent care or PCP would be fine.

[byu71]

I haven't slept all night. spent it downstairs in my recliner but the coughing won't stop. This blows…

Wow, that's bad. I would have been to insta care by now. Of course I am a lot older than you and figure anything out of the ordinary is going to kill me.

[clackamascoug]

Fasten your seat belt - aging is one of the hardest things you'll ever do.

[dabrockster]

Went to my PCP today. She thinks it is Whooping Cough She had it and gave me the run down.. I pray I don't have it. She tested me (That was painful. Never want to do that again..)..