Hard coughing causes blackout/passingout

[TacomaTom]

I have had a cough now for about 3 weeks. It started off very mild but 2 weeks ago got more serious. I was sitting down and started to cough really hard and the next thing i knew i was picking myself up off the floor. I had passed out. I went to the emergency room and they told me i had bronchitis and that i had passed out from  agitating that nerve in the back of my neck, at least thats what they think and didnt seem to worried about it. I have a couple of prescriptions for coughing ect but they are not working very well and i have since had 2 more hard coughing episodes where i blacked out if not all the way passed out.
What i want to know is does this sound normal for bronchitis or hard coughing? Should i be worried more? Can passing out or blacking out cause any damage from repeted episodes?
What else can i do?

[KenFedUpWithPC]

Unfortunately, I have suffered from this also. I just wrecked my truck after passing out from a coughing fit and hit a tree.

[5Dada]

Feel bad alot of people suffer from this and no doctor can find a solution...my husband had same problem but what i did is i made a hot powder drink ginger with lime and better drink this when the cough wont stop..it helps kill the itcheness on ur throat..and have zyrtic before bedtime..

[jschaef]

I have blacked out twice in the last week and last night I was in the Mayo Clinic (the best health care facility in the world) emergency room.  My passing out is related to coughing and I was diagnosed with whooping cough.  The passing out is a condition with the name "Syncope". Research this for more detailed information.  It describes my condition, and many in this thread, perfectly.

[MacRRT]

cough syncope is from a Vasovagal reflex. best of luck. the term syncope alone, simple means passing out.
hope you healed up quickly. Whooping cough in an adult can be very serious, I hope you recovered fully.

[Oxyblonde]

I have had a cough for 25 years and believe me it has been hell and I have lost jobs relationships embarrass my family first I realize that the cough is on one side of my throatknow that sounds crazy but pay attention to your cough do you cough more when you may on one side them the other I am telling what works for me I take singular and claritin together and I think some people me included make too much phlegm I know that sounds disgusting but you need to bring up as much as possible the best of luck to all also I have fainted twice  

[Tmaine77]

i dealt and i am still dealing with the same thing. The dr told me that I had acid reflux and that was causing me to black out because when the acid comes back up it causes the wind pipe to close/contract causing black outs becuase you cant breathe. The nexium helps but it takes almost a week to get full relief. That is what helps me every case is different

[MacRRT]

that in fact can be "one cause" glad it worked for you !

[volcano_roc]

Thanks to everyone posting this!  I too blacked-out last night during severe coughing episode...and then again this morning.  The first time I fell and hit my head and got a black eye.  Searching www found this page with all your comments.  Apparently it's not uncommon:
Cough syncope is a well-known entity which results in loss of consciousness during episodes of cough. It commonly occurs in patients with severe chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) and asthma.

[MacRRT]

vasovagal reflex is common. but not limited to COPD, but of course they would be very at risk. thanks for you comment.