I am 50 years old. About 4 months ago, I started having these coughing spasms. They start with a little tickle and I began a spasmodic sort of coughing, until I often gag. In between these spasms I am fine, but they are becoming more frequent. I am a non-smoker. I had asthma as a child and the doctor has put me on two inhalers, a corticosteroid and albuterol, and Singulair. It hasn't helped. Now, to add to the coughing spasms, I have begun burping with them. I never burp anything up, there is no sore throat or burning, and their is no productivity to my cough. Sometimes I feel like there is "something down there" but nothing comes up. I had a CT of my chest a couple of days ago and am waiting to hear the results. Any one out there with a similar experience?