What remedies help with post Covid cough?

I'll add this, a friend dealing with lung cancer had such a relentless cough after surgery that she developed microfractures in most of her ribs until a nurse told her to demand hydrocodone. She did and was able to head off a bad cough before the automatic cough spasm reflex response (or what felt like that) kicked in.

I had what I call a pulmonary trifecta, diagnosed after the fact by tests for antibodies as pulmonary pneumonia, influenza B and a suspicion of whooping cough several years ago sailing in freezing weather and docking in a small town in the throes of a whooping cough outbreak that no one knew about yet. I don't know what I would have done without hydrocodone but I vow to never be without it again just in case. At the least, it allowed some tiny respite, sleep, until I got to the doctor. I think doctors (or legislators until they need them) have become unreasonable in their intolerance for meds that are used wisely by the majority of the general public because a few corrupt doctors sell them indiscriminately. And hydrocodone is one example.

I have a horrible cough that no one knows what to do about

Covid affects the respiratory system, it takes awhile for some to overcome the inflammation to the lung fields.

You might need a pulmonary consult and possibly a pulmonary function test. Best of luck to you and I hope your cough is better soon.

my pulmonologist has me on a steroid inhaler twice a day and a different one as a 'rescue' for uncontrolled boughts of coughing. My triggers are moving too fast, physical exertion, laughing, talking a lot, wearing a mask for long periods of time, weather changes-I look at the weather channel website for 'air quality index', I have more coughing when it is elevated. Knowing my triggers and a rescue inhaler help in minimizing my episodes.

Yes getting pulmonary involved is important

@bbkaks, welcome to the group. I hope you've seen the helpful suggestions from @cmd @mpeters and @rinadbq.

I moved your question about a persistent post COVID cough to this existing discussion so you can catch up with some of the helpful suggestions offered by fellow members:
- What remedies help with post Covid cough? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/post-covid-cough/

May I ask if you've seen any specialists about the cough? What solutions have been tried so far?

Yes that and other meds. It's like years of showing you as a patient being able to manage a drug doesn't matter. I understand the risk of addiction and misuse, but some doctors do not bother to assess the risk bug merely cite restrictions and oversite of their subscribing. IMO, that's not being professional.

i have covid pneumonia. the covid cough is vicious because once it starts it hard to get it to stop and you feel like you are going to bust your ribs. i was given mucinex for every day and then a miracle pill call The Tessalon perl. this pill works in about 15 seconds and stops the cough in a heartbeat. the generic is benzonatate. its cheap. its a prescription. i carry one with ne everywhere i go. i recommend this miracle pill to everyone. it was given originally as part of the covid pneumonia protocol at the hospital. at the beginning of covid no one knew tgat cough would last for months after covid. unfortunately for patients who were not in the hospital the pill was not a known treatment. ask your doctor for a prescription. it makes a world of difference

I have been tested with everything they have in pulmonology. He said there was no more he could do. Recommended the cough clinic in Rochester. Also been to ENT and tested for any and all allergies. All negative. I have been given 5 different inhalers and been on some antibiotic