Coughing on the phone

[Schoolbox]

I always cough on the phone.  It doesn't matter who I am talking with, relatives, strangers, important calls, I ALWAYS cough.  I try to restrain the cough till end of short conversation, but then it ends up a harsh hacking coughs.
I have tried nasal drip spray.  I am trying SinusWars pill but not much help.
I need to resolve this as it interfers with my job.




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[pixiezzz]

Hi
I always cough after a minute or so on the phone.  I have vasomotor rhinitus which means I cough under certain situations, cold, smoke, air fresheners, certain foods etc., and on the phone.  If you have discovered why this happens, I,d be grateful for your thoughts.

[barbara57]

This might be related to the way in which you use your voice when you're on the phone.  You might try a few sessions of voice therapy.  A good voice therapist will be able to discover what you're doing with your voice when you're talking on the phone.  He/she will be able to retrain you to speak more normally when on the phone.  You may be straining your voice without realizing it.