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Coughing attacks
Coughing in severe attacks is a symptom meaning a person is coughing so strongly or frequently that he does not have enough time in between coughs to take a normal breath. Pertussis (whooping cough) can cause this type of coughing. RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) can cause this type of coughing in babies and toddlers.
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A 47-year old asked:
Why do I get cough attacks?
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A 38-year old asked:
I continuously have cough attacks at miidle of the night?
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A 31-year old asked:
For what reasons might the body have sudden cough attacks?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Horrible cough! no meds seem to work, what can I do? I will have what i call "cough attacks" all the time
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A 23-year old female asked:
Almost constantly, I have a "cough attack" from liquid going down the wrong pipe. What can cause it to happen so frequently, how do I make it stop?
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A 31-year old female asked about a female:
My daughters has had a cough for 4 weeks now, twice a day she gets cough attacks for about two hours. she's been taking medicine and the neubulizer?
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A 31-year old female asked about a male:
My 15 months nephew often attack his cough dry and non productive and we can hear something on his chest and the cough attacks around 11:00pm to2:00am?
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A 58-year old male asked:
After 14 months of mabthera treatment which i stopped having in feb. I have been having chronic cough attacks. What can I do to stop them?
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A 22-year old asked:
I had a mild cold about 2 weeks ago but am now stuck with a cough. Its become hard to breath or laugh without a cough attack. Go to dr. Or ride it out?
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A 30-year old female asked:
I have had a cold for a week. Today I have been coughing a lot; now have a headache and also hurts a lot on the back, right side of my head and hurts worse with every cough attack. Is this normal?
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A 33-year old female asked:
I've been getting bad cough attacks since a month. Get them off n on for 3 yrs now. N there's usually little blood in my nostrils. No fever. Related?
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A 53-year old female asked:
Have dry, tickling cough attacks in the night, tight lungs/chest, and hoarseness. What is this, and how should I treat it?
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A 27-year old female asked:
I have this cough and medicine doesn't help there is a dry spot I can't get rid of I go into coughing attacks also have a stuffy nose ?
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A 38-year old male asked:
Had laryngitis w/low fever have intermittent coughing attacks, even with cough medicine (benzonatate). Been gargling w/salt water etc. Next step?
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A 31-year old female asked about a female:
One year old daughter has cough attacks mainly while sleeping which cause her to vomit has been going on for about 3 weeks, premature 5 wks has reflux?
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A 33-year old female asked:
Hi. I got covid around 3 weeks ago or so. I had very mild symptoms that lasted like 5 days but now i get a lot of post nasal drip and cough attacks should i be concerned? (Oxigen lvl is normal) Also am i at a higher risk of blood clots or stroke now?
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A female asked:
Is it alright to take an OTC cough syrup while taking an antibiotic? I went into see a doctor today and was diagnosed with bronchitis. I took my first dose of amoxicillin at 4pm cdt. I am having one of those hacking coughing attacks almost to the point of
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A 17-year old female asked:
Cough attacks w/ sob during day.Sob & cough attacks after exercise.Zestoretic (lisinopril and hydrocholorthiazide) never caused this side effect before since starting in june. Cause?
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A 37-year old male asked:
Hi, I have a sharp pain on my left chest rib side. Its sore when I cough or sneeze. Its been there for about 1 to 2 weeks now. I stopped smoking a week ago due to coughing attacks and pain. What could it be?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Acute bronchitis about 3 weeks ago. Decreased lung sounds 1.5 weeks ago & given inhaler. Last night I had a random cough attack that wouldn't stop w/o the inhaler and tight chest this morning. Lung sensitivity or something else? H2O & sleep helps.
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A 43-year old female asked:
2 days ago I started using Bronchodilator and Corticosteroid inhalers as doctor suspects I may have Asthma.Last night after Bronchodilator and today morning after Corticosteroid I had severe cough attack.Is it a reaction to medication and dangerous ?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Dry unstoppable coughing attacks, sob, tightness in chest, constant burning throat and chest painful to cough, headache?
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A 18-year old female asked:
I am experiencing sore throat, and pretty bad cough I experience cough attacks that last 10-20 minutes and I cant breathe and make my eyes water?
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A 27-year old female asked about a 27-year old male:
Thursday -had scratchy throat some coughing, Frida-Sunday- runny nose sneezing Monday/tues(today) cough attacks? Is this a cold?
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A member asked:
I lost my voice on 4/9, on 4/11 i started a bad cough, starting 4/13 when I have a bad cough attack i get real bad sharp pains a I do have phlem, clear-white in color, sometimes at night it feels like my throat is closing up. I don't have a sore throat.
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A 30-year old asked:
What causes a persistent cough that usually attack during the wee hours of the morning?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Sudden heart palps, tightness in chest, nausea, irritable, rapid breathing, Dry cough. Panic/anxiety attacks?
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A 25-year old female asked about a 25-year old male:
Coughing for about a month. Sudden attacks of cough. Body pain. Chest pain and weakness. When he moves or breaths it causes him pain. What could be?
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A 22-year old female asked about a 16-year old female:
Dry cough for 2 weeks then productive cough white sputum then vomiting after attacks of cough then after 1 month sputum contain blood ?
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A 20-year old female asked:
I have difficult breathing attacks dry cough it feels heavy in my chest. When i eat it gets worse.Got antibiotics but didn't work.What could it be ?
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