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Sue

Hi Belinda, I can imagine you’re tired and frustrated. We all know that sleep is needed for healing. If your cough is keeping you from sleeping, then it becomes a vicious cycle. As outlined in the blog above, having a persistent cough for more than 3 weeks should get medical attention.

It sounds like you have post-viral cough syndrome. Have you sought the help of a specialist? Do you also have persistent postnasal drip and/or shortness of breath?

Disturbed sleep can become a vicious cycle that is incredibly frustrating. In consultation with a pulmonologist, a Flovent HFA inhaler helped me along with deep, diaphragmatic breathing, pacing (as opposed to graded exercise therapy), and ensuring a rest/recovery period after physical activity. Please note that Flovent is NOT a rescue inhaler like Albuterol. It is a localized steroid. It might be worth asking your doctor if it's appropriate for your situation. Best wishes! Keep moving forward one step at a time!

Same here. Had a bad cold a few weeks after Covid, and that didn't help. It comes an goes. Day without. Then I wake up in morning and cough heavily for hours. Tried several cough medications. Not very helpful.