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Anyone have Laryngeal Sensory Neuropathy?

Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) | Last Active: Feb 17 4:40pm | Replies (186)

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@johnbishop

Hello @arlinebringhurst, Welcome to Connect. It must be frustrating not being heard by your doctors. Have you thought about trying to get a second opinion to find a treatment? Here are some links from earlier in this discussion that may offer some help.

Use of Botulinum Toxin Type A for Chronic Cough
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaotolaryngology/fullarticle/496294

Botox may quiet chronic cough
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-botox-cough/botox-may-quiet-chronic-cough-idUSTRE64Q5GQ20100527

Treatment of chronic neurogenic cough with in-office superior laryngeal nerve block.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29668037

@tkubby @mjahall and @kimduncan1211 may have some suggestions for you.

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I have to say Botox injections were not high on my list of cures but I may be rethinking it since I have nowhere left to go. The coughing has definitely affected the quality of my life. Talking for any length of time, singing, eating all contribute to coughing episodes. The most normal I feel is upon awakening in the morning. It seems not using my voice box all night seems to quiet that nerve down. Of course it all starts up the minute I swallow the first bite of food. My friends all know if I talk on the phone long enough that I will at some point start coughing. I cannot sing either. On occasion I have tried Tabasco on my food. Though it could also be a trigger for a coughing spell, I have noticed it numbs the area and quiets it down pretty quick.