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Persistent Cough, Mostly at Night. Asthma?

Asthma & Allergy | Last Active: Feb 4 11:20am | Replies (9)
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@heartyrainbow

@sueinmn Thank you for the response! Post-nasal drip sounds about right... I'm trying to make an appointment with ENT, but I have to wait for months. I'll give it a try.

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Lisa Lucier, Moderator | @lisalucier | Feb 4 11:20am

Hi, @heartyrainbow - I have dealt with a persistent cough for years. It took a lot of testing and trying some medications that did not work to figure out what my diagnosis was. It was asthma. Coughing is my main symptom. Basically, I believe I'm wheezing, and coughing is what comes out.

I have done a lot of cough drops and benzonate (Tessalon Perles). The benzonate does help with nighttime coughing. I decided that cough drops were kind of a bandage for me that was not really getting at the root of the problem. (I do still use them at times, however.) What really helped me was taking albuterol. But I knew I was not supposed to be taking that repeatedly every day.

What really helped my cough significantly was when my allergist started me on a biologic, mepolizumab (Nucala).

heartyrainbow, did you end up getting to see an ENT about your coughing?

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