Anyone have Laryngeal Sensory Neuropathy?

Hello @janekl

There are several voice exercises on Youtube that are free to use. You can probably find more but here are some links to videos that I found.

Thank you so much for the links. I have had this problem for nealy 20 years.

@janeki,

Twenty years is a long time. There are a lot of other videos on Youtube that have singing exercises you might look at some others as well. I hope they will help you.

I would enjoy hearing back from you after you try the videosa. Will you post an update when you can?

Has anyone had loss of smell with Laryngeal Sensory Neuropathy? I have had a cough for over 20 years and have been through many tests, treatments, and medication. My sense of smell has been gone for 5 years. ENT doctor told me I probably will never get it back. Any thoughts?

Hello... I am Janet and have been diagnosed with laryngeal Sensory Neuropathy x20yrs. with chronic spasmatic cough. Years ago it was so severe waking me in the middle of night producing loads of phlegm which constricted my breathing. So off to the ER where I was given Prednisone and I finally would get peace from my coughing. Now I always keep Prednisone tablets as a rescue medicine I first saw an allergist who started me on inhalers thinking I had asthma because I would have trouble breathing during a coughing fit. The inhalers did not help. Finally was tested for asthma and told I did not have it. So off to Ohio State and the doctors started me on Tramadol 2x a day and Lyrica 2 a day
with about 80% improvement. But the 20% does cause havoc with my daily life. Ohio State diagnosed my coughing cause of overactive laryngeal throat nerves. I never know when the coughing fit will hit me. The cough will produce lots of clear phlegm. When attending any function I always take Robitussin. Sometimes my cough is so strong the Robitussin doesn't work. The doctor gave me Phenergan/codeine to use when all else fails and it definitely stops my coughing but who wants to be sleepy during the day. But I have to resort to taking it if I've had a bad coughing day and have to be around people. My enjoyment is working outside tending my flowers and plants. I invariably will have a coughing fit so added Zyrtec daily even though I took allergy shots x 2 yrs and was told I was allergy free! I've tried everything I could think of to completely banish my cough. But using Tramadol and Lyrica have helped immensely. Hope this helps.

Has any one tried Amitriptyline to treat LSN and had any success? any adverse side effects? I have tried Tramadol and Lyrica both had no effect. I have tried Gabapentin and it helped but has side effects. Amitriptyline seems to be another option I may ask my doctor about.

I see several comments from folks who, like myself, are self-diagnosed with LSN resulting in a chronic, intractible cough after years of 'treatment" with all manner of meds -- GI, ENT, Pulmonary, and my GP. Nothing has worked thus far, although I've persuaded my dr to try some treatments for LSN rather than all the previous types of meds. On gabapentin 300 mg, four a day. Results mixed -- seem to do better when I add a little THC for extra help, but would prefer not to do that. Cough med -- hydrocodone -- helps for a little while, but not something I want to be on forever.