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afternoon cough
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afternoon cough
by sylviod, Jun 18, 2003 12:00AM
Hello
I have, for the past year, a dry couch which start in the afternoon and stop as soon as I get home and relax. Nothing at night neither in the morning. Even during the day, if i relax and close my eyes it stops. It feels itchy near my torax or lungs...
This cough is really annoying, I am a smoker but reduced to practically no cigarettes and the cough is still there.
The cough seems more intense when I am stressed. I have other tics as well since I am young (I have a mild form of Tourette syndrome).
How can you help? Is this a nervous cough? If yes what can I do?
I saw four doctors and they all said to drink water a lot and stop smoking...
What do you think?
Thanks
Sylvio
I have, for the past year, a dry couch which start in the afternoon and stop as soon as I get home and relax. Nothing at night neither in the morning. Even during the day, if i relax and close my eyes it stops. It feels itchy near my torax or lungs...
This cough is really annoying, I am a smoker but reduced to practically no cigarettes and the cough is still there.
The cough seems more intense when I am stressed. I have other tics as well since I am young (I have a mild form of Tourette syndrome).
How can you help? Is this a nervous cough? If yes what can I do?
I saw four doctors and they all said to drink water a lot and stop smoking...
What do you think?
Thanks
Sylvio
Doctor's Answer
by National Jewish, Jun 23, 2003 12:00AM
, Jun 23, 2003 12:00AM
It is hard to imagine a significant medical problem such as asthma or bronchitis, which causes a cough with the pattern you have described. The smoking could have caused the initial irritation, which is aggravated at certain times by other factors, such as stress. I think the recommendations you have been given by the 4 doctors are good ones. The effects of smoking take a long time to go away.
