Question 1

can my coughing cause brain damage? i had a bad cough and now i have severe migrianes

Accepted Answer

Not brain damage: Coughing can be very distressing and have complications but should not lead to brain damage.  Migraines also can be severe and there may be many triggers.    The best approach is to have a specialist identify the trigger for the coughing.  In that way, if the cough can be controlled, then there may be less migraines.

Question 2

how do i find out how much damage will cough syrup do if overdosed?

Accepted Answer

Depends: Serious damage depending upon what is in it and how much of an overdose.Ask your doctor.

Question 3

why do i pass gas when i cough. could my sphincter damage be a reason. i also had an accident today when i coughed ?

Accepted Answer

Severity determines: Occasional incontinence of stool with fecal leakage is common, but loss of bowel control particularly without warning may signal a significant infection, inflammatory problem, maldigestive concern, or neurologic disorder.  Sometimes, particularly in youths, the condition is behavioral.  Often, anal manometry followed by biofeedback can be curative without the need of surgery or medication.

Question 4

can there be any connection between the whooping cough immunization and brain damage?

Accepted Answer

No: The anti vaccine crowd has re-invented itself over several decades. They have claimed they cause cerebral palsy, debunked; then crib death, debunked & now autism which research is now leaning to gene code issues present at birth. Brain damage is common to infants who have whooping cough in the first year as they struggle to breathe and cough hard enough to have a stroke.

Question 5

i have cough?

Accepted Answer

Cough: Numerous causes in a smoker. You should make an appointment and get it checked.

Question 6

how to cure cough?

Accepted Answer

There really is: no cure but products with guanefisin can help as can tea and honey and cough drops

Question 7

what causes a cough?

Accepted Answer

Determine cause: Chronic cough is most commonly due to 3 conditions: asthma, post-nasal drip, or GERD (heartburn). You might have one or a combination of all three. Post-viral cough is also very common and can last for weeks. Further workup by Allergist is helpful as they can perform a more detailed assessment including skin testing, pulmonary function testing, etc. Treatment will depend on cause.

Question 8

why do people cough?

Accepted Answer

Many reasons: Persons cough for various reasons. A cough can be associated with upper or lower respiratory infections, acid reflux, asthma (even without wheezing), post nasal drip, foreign body obstructions, lesions in the lungs such as cancer, and even damage to some nerves. There are many causes to a cough.

Question 9

what causes hicc cough?

Accepted Answer

Phrenic nerve.: Irritation of the phrenic nerve somewhere along its course.  The nerve travels from your spinal cord in your neck down through the chest, past the heart and innervates the diaphragm below.

Question 10

what  helps with cough?

Accepted Answer

The cause of the: Cough determines the treatment. For example if your cough is secondary to heart burn or reflux, then the treatment life style changes, dietary changes and the use of antacids. If the cough is due to a cold, upper respiratory infection, the treatment is time, fluids and time. If it gets real bad you may try cough syrups. There are many other causes and thus the same process... Good luck. Dr. B.

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