Dry cough from tickle in throat

[menundy]

I have had this cough for 4 months now. The dr has changed my diagnosis everytime I go (which is frequent). The cough starts with a tickle in my throat, which makes me cough this loud obnoxious cough that feels and sounds "dry" but produces this sometimes thin, sometimes thick white/clear mucus. This happens all the time, day night whatever. The dr has changed my Bp medicine twice, both times waiting 3+ weeks, then it was antibiotics, then asthma, then allergies, then musenex and chest xrays, bloodwork and others... Has tried numerous cough medicines to help me sleep, which did nothing. This cough is unrelenting and is driving me crazy.I am always tired anymore and I feel like I am getting worse. Please if you have had this problem or know a suggestion let me know I am willing to do anything at this point.

[earthchild7]

I have been suffering with this mostly every winter, for almost 10 years now. It gets better sometimes when doctor gives me oral Prednisone (steroid), along with my inhalers Ventolin (Albuterol) but if I get a cold and coughing starts, it continues for months. I have tried everything from cough suppressants, Mucinex, and cough drops to herbal treatments too. Freshly squeezed ginger juice in my tea helps soothe my throat and  but does not cure it. A doctor just told me that I might have "erosive esophagitis". This is like acid reflux, though I don't feel the heartburn and acid reflux problems all the time, as much as my cough. I have just been prescribed Pantoprazole, which decreases amount of acid in stomach; and chilled Pepto-Bismol. In just one day, I feel the irritation reduced in my throat and also the severity of my coughing has reduced. Another thing my doctor just told me that when taking steroid inhalers for asthma,  always wash your mouth/gargle after taking it. Otherwise in the long term it can create thrush, a yeast infection in throat that can irritate our throat, and  make us cough too. All the best. Hope you all feel better soon.

[Babette247]

I have same thing and like you Im getting no where with doctors try putting Vicks Vapor Rub on the bottom of your feet rub it in and put socks on see if that doesnt help you it helps you sleep through the night it suppresses coughing and Im using cepacol extra strength mixed berry throat lozengers I think this is all due to allergies but Ive tried Allegra and its not helping  me either if you ever find out what it is please let me know

[Iglet]

Just recently went through this. Started with sore throat and cold. Then the dry, hacking cough with little mucus. Laryngitis followed from all the constant coughing, which also disturbed my sleep for days. In desperation, after reading all these posts, I decided to try just gargling with warm water and salt added, as I read somewhere it was moisturizing and antiseptic to the throat.  It worked wonders!  I have only done this three times so far and what was a constant cough has all but disappeared! Please try it! Also, I felt I was extremely dehydrated in both my nose and throat from the cold, so I started drinking extra water, tea, etc. Between the gargling and the extra fluids, it has all but gone in only two days!

[yoshi45]

I've had this problem since childhood. I always get a persistent and annoying cough for 3-4 months after getting sick around the fall. Getting a flu shot didn't help. I've always had a phlegm problem and it never seems to come out thru my nose as it should. I recently discovered I may have a deviated septum that causes this phlegm problem. I will be seeing an ENT soon and hopefully get properly diagnosed for a deviated septum and get a septoplasty to rectify this issue, because I am frankly, like everyone on here, so sick and tired of this cough. Consistently every time I get sick I get a lingering tickling in my throat that never goes away and it decreases my quality of life, destroys relationships with friends because I am always irritated by this tickle and cough for months, and disrupts my daily life from school to doing simple things like eating. I don't care what it takes, I want to get rid of it

[pmmb]

Try Clear lungs by Ridgecrest Herbals.  You can get it in the health food store.  They are capsules.  You take 2x day.   I could not get rid of my cough...musinex, nothing would take it away.  This product worked in 2 days.  Amazing.  

[swanoria]

I've had all these symptoms too, off and on.  Mine are related to laryngopharyngeal reflux.  No fun at all!