Hi, my name is George and I have the same problem as everyone here. I have had these problems for years but lately it becoming more frustrating not being able to find a solution to this problem. I told my doctor about this problem and he recommending and Upper GI which showed acid reflux. After months of taking medication it didn’t fix the problem. So I went to another doctor that specized in acid reflux. I had and endoscopy which showed a slight infection. After months of taking medication the problem didn’t go away but it got better. The morning cough and hacking when away. Thanks to our government insurance no one would take Keystone Mercy. So I had to take what I could get. I went to a pulmonary doctor he had a chest X-ray done and he found all kinds of problems. He said I was a candidate for COPD and I might have Asthma. So he put me on a COPD inhaler, Spectrum and Spriva. My problems might be Psychological to. After months of using the COPD inhaler taking this medication the problem got worst. So I stopped going to that quack and went to an ENT doctor. He ran an allergy test and did some kind of x-ray. He found that I have a deviated septum and I was allergic to almost everything. So he was giving me an allergy shot every month and having my nose and ears cleaned out. The coughing problem was still there. The doctors look at me like I am crazy when bring up the internet. They need to read this site and see I am not alone. I have my own insurance and I contacted another pulmonary doctor who said my chest x-rays look fine and I should follow up with the acid reflux doctor. So now I am starting over again. Every doctor is on this acid reflux kick because they don’t know what the problem is.
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