Continued Lung Inflammation

My first bout of Covid was January of 2021 and have had a continuous chronic cough since then. I've tried different inhalers etc. but nothing works and they actually seem to increase the phlegm in my lungs after 4-5 days of use. Just had my latest round of Covid this last month (started on July 3) and this has been by far the worst one - I've had it about five or six times. I have not been tested as that seems to have fallen by the wayside here in Canada but the symptoms (loss of taste and smell, sore throat, horrendous cough, infection of eye, nose, ears, throat and lungs) are always the same. I'm slowly improving but since 2021 nightly coughing has been a problem. Sometimes there is phlegm but generally just a dry hacking cough that won't quit. It has affected my social life as well because the coughing will start out of the blue and not quit. Drinking water, taking cough drops or cough syrup have limited effects, and I think the system eventually becomes so used to them that they have almost no effect. I do have long Covid and the cough is the gift that keeps on giving. I sympathize with you and would love to hear if anyone has found a solution. Good luck.

When I’m off steroids I get the same cough that you are talking about. It’s extremely deep and seems that my entire upper body is coughing. I’ve had some strained muscles because of the coughing as well. I’ve found water with ice in it (in an insulated cup) with help stop the coughing at night. I also take menthol sugar free cough drops (I learned the hard way about all the sugar in cough drops & the effect on teeth).
As for the eye infection, I had 4 instances where I thought I had pink eye & was treated in 2025. Turns out, I may not have ever had pink eye. The ophthalmologist prescribed Tobradex drops for a week & that solved it. Along with me using eye drops daily, which I still use. Per the ophthalmologist, I’m using Refresh Optive Mega-3 lubricant eye drops. Those helped even more than the prescription Tobradex. I still use the Refresh drops daily & haven’t had any more problems.

Thanks. The dr. also prescribed Tobradex but I did not like the way my eyes felt and when reading of the side effects I wasn't impressed. I notice Bausch & Lomb has Soothe Antibiotic Drops for eye and ear infections. I'm going to give that a try and also take a look at the Refresh drops you mentioned. My Nurse Practitioner's receptionist also recommended Prospan Helixia Cough medicine, made with ivy leaf. It's very mild tasting but it does definitely loosen the mucus and phlegm. I only take a 1/4 tsp. as it can upset the digestive system. Wishing everybody the best and God's blessing in what seems a never-ending battle. We press on!!

When getting Covid, Vitamin C, D and zinc get me through okay.

Do some research on Glutathione and see if it may help with the lung inflammation.

Thanks so much! I will do some research.