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My son (18) has been coughing for more than a month now - so severe that when he wakes up at night, he is already struggling to breath - he finished 3 courses antibiotics and cortizone, chest is clear, seems its in the throught?

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Hard to be specific: Was he tested for whooping cough ? The old lay term for this disease was the "100 days cough" because of its lingering symptoms after or in spite of treatment. A poorly controlled asthma could also produce chronic cough.

Answered 6/11/2018

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A member asked:

My son (18) has been coughing for more than a month now - so severe that when he wakes up at night, he is already struggling to breath - he finished 3 courses antibiotics and cortizone, chest is clear, seems its in the throught?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. James Ferguson answered

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