Joined: 08 Apr 2004 Posts: 1 Location: Tampa, FL, USA
Recurrent Cough Every Year! Posted: 04-08-04 08:13am
For 20 years now, every year or two I will
catch a cold like most people. But unlike
most, when the cold symptoms are gone, I
have a dry cough that persists for 4-6
weeks.
--it's a tickle in the back of my throat,
somewhere near adam's apple area
--it is worst when I need to talk to
people
--it's not worse when i'm going to bed or
lying down
--non-productive (nothing usually comes
up, though once in a while a little
phlegm)
i've seen about 5 doctors over the years
and had 5 diff theories, from bronchitis
to pertussis to to allergies to asthma to
"just a bad cold". Btw, antibiotics dont
seem to kill it. I did have asthma as a
child, but now i'm a runner and havent
experienced it in years. I smoked in my
teens, not since.
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