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Chronic Cough: what might be the cause?
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) | Last Active: Nov 26, 2022 | Replies (36)Comment receiving replies
So just an update on my chronic cough… I have been to my primary doctor a couple times in the last couple weeks and my chest x-rays are clear. I am now being treated for whooping cough. It’s a test to see if it goes away. Her next guess is that it is my high blood pressure medicine that I have grown an intolerance to because lisinopril is known to cause a cough but I’ve been on it for almost 4 years now and she said it can happen at any time. I’ve always had the light cough that comes with lisinopril but over the last 2 1/2 months now I’ve had this chronic cough. So we’re experimenting I guess to see if it’s actually whooping cough or my lisinopril. I kind of feel like a lab rat right now
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I was taking lisinopril and couldn’t clear my throat in the morning. Now it’s much improved after stopping the lisinopril. I had been taking it for about 20 years.
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I suggest you see an Ear, Nose, Throat doctor. They will look down your throat with a tiny scope (no it doesn't hurt, actually feels kinda good) and see if you have Laryngeal Sensory Neuropathy, a little known condition. After 4 years of coughing and seeing every doctor I could I finally went to an ENT just to rule out any throat condition and, what do you know, he diagnosed me in about 5 minutes. I hope that is not the condition you have, but at least it's worth a check up to find out. Good luck!