chronic cough and mucus in trachea Posted: 02-14-08 10:06am
Hi All:
I have been dealing with a chronic cough
for 3 + months and have tried nearly
everything imaginable. This came on
slowly out of nowhere with no obvious
illness preceding. First my symptoms:
Constant Need to Clear the Throat, a
feeling of loose mucous around the trachea
that only goes away briefly after
clearing, along with occasional rattling
when breathing. Another member described
it well in this post: Quote "But the worst
of all was and is the feeling that I have
loose mucous in my trachea.This feeling is
there when I breathe in and out.It feels
like a rattle but there is no sound."
http://This link has
been removed/posts/show/284428
Coughing in episodes some more days than
others.
Fluttering/Spasm type feeling in the
throat right around voice box/thyroid
area.
Mild burning/pulsatng type pain coming
from the voice box/thyroid area.
Tickle in throat that is exacerbated when
leaning head back or sideways, causing
cough.
Post nasal drip is definitely occuring
Treatments:
Phase one: Flonase nasal spray several
weeks along with Albuterol
Phase Two: Added Flovent inhaler, along
with course of Z Pack antibiotic (2 weeks)
Phase Three: Protonix 40MG once per day
along with Allerx twice per day (3 weeks)
Phase Four: Added Astelin nasal spray and
double Protonix dosage (10 days)
Testing:
Normal Chest XRAY
Normal CT Scan Sinus
Pending:
Barium Swallow
So, nothing is helping and the sensations
are very troubling. IT is worth noting
that I was diagnosed with Hashimotos
Thyroidits about one year ago because of
active anti thyroid antibodies. My
Thyroid function is still good and there
are no palpable abnormalities per last
exam (3 months ago)
So, I am at a loss as to what to do next
assuming the BArium swallow shows nothing.
This sounds to me like classic Laryngeal
Reflux/Post nasal drip, but the therapies
do not help. Am I missing something?
Anyone?
Thanks,
J
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MandMs
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Posted: 02-15-08 03:42am
Do you have excessive or thick nasal
secretions?
Do you often need to cough and vigorously
clear your throat after awakening?
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jjittery
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Posted: 02-15-08 11:13am
hi mandms thanks for reading
I do experience some nasal secretions.
The Nasal spray and allerx dried that up
pretty good but did not help the throat.
Also, my problem is best in the morning
J
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MandMs
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Posted: 03-11-08 04:12am
Have you noticed some swallowing
problems?
Are you suffering from acid reflux?
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jjittery
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Joined: 06 Jun 2006 Posts: 6
Posted: 03-11-08 08:56am
According to a barium swallow I have acid
reflux. PPI's/Zantac have not helped me.
If anything I think I have Laryngeal
Reflux. I have been getting a feeling of
burning and globus in the throat. I do
not have any problems swallowing as of
yet.
Still trying to figure it all out.
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MandMs
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Posted: 03-12-08 03:33am
I'm sure all of your symptoms are due to
acid reflux.
Gastroesophageal reflux disease or acid
reflux can cause swallowing problems,
which may result in accumulation of solids
or liquids in the throat that may
complicate or feel like post-nasal drip.
Less commonly, but GERD may produce
symptoms that occur in the throat, like
the ones you are experiencing. That is a
acid laryngitis, condition that includes
hoarseness, dry cough, the sensation of
having a lump in the throat, and the need
to repeatedly clear the throat.
Laryngospasm (spasm of the throat), throat
pain and burning or acid sensation in your
throat is caused by acid reflux.
Do you experience occasional hoarseness?
Do you usually get heartburns?
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donnako
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Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 23 Location: Missouri
throat problems Posted: 04-27-08 11:23am
I posted other throat problems I had on
another e-health forum that I finally got
relieved from 2 years ago. NOW I've had a
cough for over a year and a half but it's
TYPE of cough has changed. Just like you
were saying, it seems to produce mucous
from the treachea area. I DO NOT cough
while I'm sleeping. Earlier I got on
inhalers, etc and it helped some and then
one day I felt a burning behind my nasal
passages and then it turned into a chest
cough which NOW is a trachea-type cough.
The cough comes on real fast. I've
started back on my Nexium and my Nasacort.
It's so embarrassing working in an office
where everyone's saying "You still have
that cough?" Somedays I feel like I need
to use my inahaler and then my cough
sounds croupy. Anyone got any relief or
figured this out yet? I guess I'll start
my running back to the docs like I did a
few years ago when I guess I had
cricopharyngeal spasms after a long
coughing bout. Donna
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