22 year old Male smoker (1 pack a day)
Ever since late January/early February I have been waking up to a very violent cough. Sometimes it wakes me up in the middle of the night, but not often. Basically, a couple of minutes after I wake up, I start to cough very violently...it is very harsh and I feel very short of breath. Anyway, the after a couple of minutes, the non-stop violent coughing stops. For the next 30 - 45 I cough sporadically, but it is not uncontrollable like when I wake up nor do I feel shortness of breath. I go most of the day and feel just fine. However, sometimes at night before I go to sleep (it does not matter if I am laying down or up and about) I do cough but it is more spaced out/reserved/"normal" than when I first wake up.
Went to the doctor about a month ago...was given all sorts of lung endurance tests to check for asthma and was that was not it...was put on a round of antibiotics but the cough persists. Anyway, just starting to get concerned because this has been going on for 3 1/2 - 4 months...any help is greatly appreciated.