chronic cough

[triplethreat 257]

Did anyone develop a cough following surgery? I have a chronic cough that has been addressed multiple ways unsuccessfully. My throat is often irritated and thus the cough-- I'm not actually ill. I've been treated with steam treatments, steroids, breathing exercises, numbing spray, and nothing works. I've upped my exercise schedule thinking that if I work my lungs harder it will stop, but so far that doesn't seem to be the case.

[Thick2Thin2016 63]

How long have you had this cough? What type of cough is it? (Dry, wet,phelghmy)?

[triplethreat 257]

Dry cough, developed it after surgery, six months ago

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[JamieLogical 8,713]

I assume they've checked to see if it might be caused by GERD?

[triplethreat 257]

Right-- they don't think it's a GERD issue. It's not the worst thing ever but it is annoying. It's worse when I exercise. I think I tend to breathe shallowly when I'm not exercising and wonder if that's a factor. My regular doctor said that the cough reminds him of the chronic cough that some HBP meds cause, but I don't take those meds.

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[pvechiola 195]

Usually from the anesthesia.

[triplethreat 257]

Not six months afterwards....

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