Chronic Cough

[livingwith]

Hi all;) Just wanted to say, “I have a chronic cough.” I’ve had it for over 5 years. Surgery’s include (No specific order) a Nissen Fundoplication wrap for acid reflux, two sinus surgeries for sinusitis and polyp removal, tonsils removed.
I am 35 years of age I have asthma I used to smoke as a teen for two years. have used chewing tobacco. I quit chewing tobacco for three years thinking it was causing cough. It didn’t help but didn’t hurt either. X-rays of lu...Read the full article

[alexyear]

Dear Mike,
I understand. I have had chronic cough for 26 years. I also have had the fundoplication and all the work ups. I found a study done by Dr. Lee and Dr. Woo from New York that studied patients with chronic cough. They believe there is a condition called vagal neuropathy or laryngeal sensory neuropathy. A drug called Gabapentin, an anti seizure drug, helped me about 80%. If you do a seach for those conditions, you can find information. I wanted to improve the last 20%, and with a google seach found that more and more doctors are recognizing the condition. I went to one, an ENT. I'm now on Ultram (tramadol) and am finally doing even better. Yesterday I had a day without any coughing fits. Good Luck. Judy