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Respiratory Disorders (Expert Forum)
Rid the cough or drug
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Rid the cough or drug
by tropicman, Feb 21, 2008 01:26PM
My wife has this chronic “nasal drip cough” for years, family doctor prescribed from cough medications to different brands of allergy drugs, only works in a short period of time, including codeine.
At one point I even have to take her to near by hospital emergency.
About year and half ago, we found out that ‘Vicodin’ works real well by accident, but we don’t want to depend on that drug, so she tried the New Zealand honey, and also acupuncture at different time, both works good for about three months and come back coughing again. Now she is back on ‘Hydrocodone’ a generic Vicodin.
Is there anything else she could do to rid the cough or the drug?
At one point I even have to take her to near by hospital emergency.
About year and half ago, we found out that ‘Vicodin’ works real well by accident, but we don’t want to depend on that drug, so she tried the New Zealand honey, and also acupuncture at different time, both works good for about three months and come back coughing again. Now she is back on ‘Hydrocodone’ a generic Vicodin.
Is there anything else she could do to rid the cough or the drug?
Doctor's Answer
by National Jewish Health, Feb 25, 2008 05:14PM
, Feb 25, 2008 05:14PM
The first step should be to confirm that postnasal drip is actually the cause of your wife's cough. Other diagnoses including gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and asthma should be ruled out. More vigorous treatment of the postnasal drip with nasal washes and inhaled nasal steroids would be appropriate. You noted that New Zealand honey and acupuncture, used separately, seemed to help for 3 month periods. You might want to try using these 2 on a rotating basis, each for 2 months at a time.
