MiseryFilter: I have had a dry cough for about 6 weeks that has gotten increasingly worse. I am seeing an allergy specialist as I already know I have allergies. For the last two weeks, I have been on Nasonex, Singulair, and Allegra. Most nights I cannot lie down due to coughing and have to sleep propped up on the couch. I have been doing the neti pot for the last few days, but it's not like tons of stuff is getting washed out of my sinuses when I do it. It just seems to go in one side and out the other. Then I resume coughing a little whlie later. Also, they started me on Flovent as of Monday. I think it's maybe starting to help, but not sure. [more inside]
posted by sio42 on Dec 2, 2009 - 52 answers

Why am I occasionally getting coughing/breathing problems still when swimming after a 2 week course of antibiotics for a chest infection 2 months ago? ( I am very fit). [more inside]
posted by lndl on Apr 8, 2009 - 24 answers

Help me with my back pain, maybe it's the coughing? [more inside]
posted by Salvatorparadise on Jan 29, 2009 - 17 answers

My girlfriend has recently formed as casein allergy as a young adult. She is not "lactose intolerant". Are there any solutions to dealing with this outside of cutting dairy and other casein rich foods out of her diet? more inside... [more inside]
posted by Texasjake987 on Jul 13, 2008 - 6 answers

Is there a term for a spontaneous coughing fit caused by "swallowing wrong"? This happens to me randomly and pretty infrequently, but it's occurred as long as I can recall, since I was a kid. Any name for this? [more inside]
posted by zardoz on Jan 29, 2008 - 23 answers

A doctor at an after hours clinic told me I have "a massive chest and throat infection" and prescribed Apo-Clarithromycin (250mg) which I've since taken 5 doses of at the prescribed time. I'm feeling better in some ways but MUCH worse in others. Should I go to the emergency room? Also, should I report this doctor? Pathetic details inside... [more inside]
posted by dobbs on Dec 24, 2007 - 16 answers

Coughy Asthma versus Wheezy Asthma? [more inside]
posted by dancinglamb on Nov 13, 2007 - 12 answers

Looking for new music to get me going. Something somewhere around the bands "Soul Coughing" and "Sigur Ros". If anyone listens to & loves these guys like me, can you please help me find some new bands to love. Or really any great music anyone can suggest. Thanks everyone.
posted by nintendo on Jun 13, 2007 - 35 answers

Can you stop being affected by the contagiousness of yawns and coughs? Especially coughs? [more inside]
posted by Many bubbles on May 19, 2007 - 3 answers

Someone in my apartment building is smoking/making/cooking something that causes my girlfriend, daughter and I to cough. Any idea what it might be and what I could do about it? [more inside]
posted by rez on Mar 7, 2007 - 32 answers

An elementary question: I've got a cold. What remed(ies) should I take to feel better? [more inside]
posted by killdevil on Feb 20, 2007 - 41 answers

Can cats cough?
posted by 31d1 on Mar 21, 2006 - 10 answers

Ever get a sudden and annoyingly strong and tenacious throat tickle that forces you into spasms of dry coughing (being that there's nothing to cough up), in a futile attempt to relieve said tickle? Yeah, how the hell do you get rid of that?
posted by kaseijin on Mar 6, 2006 - 21 answers

Major Mucous: Whenever I do aerobic activity for more than 10 minutes or eat cold foods, I have tons of mucuous, and cough to the point that I have to stop exercising. [more inside]
posted by creeront on Nov 3, 2005 - 9 answers