Hard Cough

I am not unfit and none of my close family have asthma, although my grandad had emphysema and my dad smokes. The coughing is sometimes triggered by strong smells such as perfume and air freshener, and smoke.

are you wheezing? if not, then it is not asthma

Whenever I laugh hard, I start coughing. I told my mom this and she doesn’t think it’s asthma. Help?

Just so you know asthma can occur anytime you dont have to be born with it. But you could have bronchitis(excuse the spelling),another lung problem, or be really out of shape.

Or does a cough always/ most usually accompany the condition?

Absolutely – asthma has many presentations. Please see an MD. Asthma can be life threatening.

Ok hey guys so i have been ill since last saturday with a viral infection today is sunday! I went to the doctor on tuesday and she prescribed amoxicillin to me to try and fight it i was starting to feel better but now my cough is gone very bad and when i start to cough i find it hard to breathe. Last summer i had hayfever and it brought about asthma…is this my asthma playing up or what?

could well be both.you had secondary bacteria infection following a virus and it could well inflame your asthma.if you got Ventolin inhaler spray use it and see your dr tomorrow,if you wheezing anyA&E put you on nebulizer .I really advice you pop down to hospital get it.Many asthmatics do that

Hey there…

I have what they call seasonal asthma. It only flares up in the fall and winter when the cold air comes in. However in the summer when it is hot and humid I don’t have a problem.

Do any of you have this too?

I have this too. When it gets cold my asthma gets very bad. But when it gets hot, I have no problems. It helps when I put a scarf or something over my mouth and nose because it warms up the air I breathe. I would suggest that you do this too; it might help you. Good luck!

A 27 year old male with a history asthma was hospitalized with a 4-day history of progressive cough and two days of spiking fevers. Gram-positive cocci in pairs were cultured from a blood sample. What is the diagnosis? What are all the test that would be performed on this patient.

Well im 13 and I have asthma too.(no fun) but When I go to the hospital cause of my asthma cough they give me an IV and take lots of blood work. they also keep me on 100% oxygen. They really never figure out whats wrong. I end up staying for like 2 months. no fun

Sorry I really don’t think this answers you question but ya

For the past two years I have been coughing everyday. A year ago I found out that I have cough variant asthma which is hard to treat and diagnose. I do not expect to be miraculously cured, but I do want relief!!! HELP PLEASE!!!!

I just did a web search. I started with Google and was sent to Web MD. (Who have a great reputation.) It says that people with cough-variant asthma should be treated like people with asthma. It continues…
Get an inhaler like Albuterol, Ipratropium. and /or inhaled steroids.(anti-inflammatory agents.) You should get relief in 6 to 8 weeks!
This excites me! Http://www.google.com and type in "cough variant asthma." Click on the first result. That’s WebMd. Scroll down to the bottom. If you can print that out (or write it down) and show it to your regular doctor. (I don’t think you even need to see a pulmonary specialist.) This could be your cure!!
Best of luck!!

When I was about 15 (I’m 22 now), I used to get a chronic cough every winter which lasted about 6-8 weeks. It was a dry cough that usually followed a slight illness or happened out of the blue. The third year I went to the doctor who said I had bronchitis because of mild asthma that I have. He said I was allergic to dust and gave me anti allergic medication which really seemed to help.

The coughs eventually got less and less severe and I have had no recurrent cough of significance. I do get it however, but it goes away with the anti allergy pills.

I’ve always had attacks of severe chest pains, perhaps every 6-8 months which last a few minutes and milder ones that last a few days. I’ve either been told it’s heartburn or cramps. However, now I think it maybe related. The pain is always in the left side of my chest, sometimes lower and sometimes I confuse it with back pain.

Now, yesterday, I just had a recurrent chronic cough syndrome. During this time, I had one severe attack of chest pain. The pain is gone, but I can feel a slight irritation. The cough gets so bad sometimes, I can’t speak.

The cough is mainly a dry cough with very little but clear mucus. I have never had shortness of breath or wheezing, in fact I have a good stamina. However, the minor pains that have happened might have following a day of exertion.

I will visit the doctor, but what do you think it is? Is it asthma? bronchitis? or something else.

Yours is Allergic Bronchitis. Symptoms of bronchitis are similar irrespective of cause.

Many varieties of lung problems can cause chest pain, including disorders of the airways such as asthma or bronchitis, infection of the lungs (pneumonia), and inflammation of the lining of the lungs (pleurisy, or pleurisy).

Chest pain caused by lung problems can be localized or diffuse, constant or increasing with breathing, and mild or severe. Pleurisy, in particular, is characterized by chest pain that appears each time a person inhales, and nearly disappears with exhalation. A severe coughing spell or two can sprain the chest muscles, and leave them aching for several days.

As long as your you have scanty sputum (that has changed color), only symptomatic treatment would suffice – anti allergic, pain tab and syrup to counter cough(all OTC)

I am 61 years old, got asthma 30 years ago, asthma is under control but have had this asthma cough, any home remedies for cough

Please, please, please do not go down the road of quack remedies.

There are 2 issues here, is your cough just a tail end part of your asthma, in which case it is potentially reversible and it would need to be managed by increasing your asthma meds or is it,as is probably more likely, a COPD symptom, ie due to the secondary damage that the asthma has done to your chest after 30 years? If this is the case it is fixed disease and is probably untreatable.

In a way asthma management is easier than it was when I first started, in the sense that most of the medications that were peripheral to management then have all but disappeared. This has basically left short and long acting beta 2 agonists, inhaled steroids and antileukotrienes.

It is unlikely that the antileukotrienes will help, though I suppose if you have never tried montelukast (Singulair,) since it has few side effects there is nothing to lose by going for a 4 week trial. If this, and a 4 week trial of maximal dose inhaled steroids had no effect, the odds are your cough is irreversible.

I cough and cough and have conjestion and wheezing in my lungs. The doctor took an x-ray, but I didn’t have pneumonia. I take beta blockers and other meds. I’m also taking allergy meds, but they don’t seem to be working well. Any ideas?

There is a strong chance that you could be at risk for emphysema, bronchitis, or asthma. The question is, how do you get this diagnosed? Most likely if your doctor has the same suspicion as I do he/she will make you give approximately 10 strong blows into a little catalyst that will measure your strength. Then, he/she will determine if you need an inhaler. I really don’t think that beta blockers would do much to help this, as they are usually beneficial for only cardiovascular diseases. If the allergy medications are not working, this is an immediate indication that you have a thoracic issue that needs to be addressed by your physician immediately. There are several medications and other means of therapy that can help you and your condition get better. I recommend you see your doctor soon.