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Coughing spasms
Coughing spasms are episodes of uncontrollable coughing that can make it difficult to breathe normally or speak.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
16 year experience in family medicine
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A 23-year old female asked:
Cough spasm and post nasal drip..harmful?
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A 45-year old female asked:
Flu for 4 days. Developed a chronic cough. I can not take normal or deep breath without triggering coughing spasms. Will pro air hfa help?
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A 16-year old female asked:
Dry, coughing spasms - do not have asthma. What can be done to relieve the cough (not drink a whole bottle of water)?
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A 33-year old female asked:
Dd has bronchitis and asthma. She on a steriod for cough spasms but still having many spells. She is 5. Anything else can help??
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A 30-year old female asked about a female:
4 months old w/symptoms similar of those of a cold or bronchiolitis. Air travel scheduled 2 months ago. Neb treatment for cough spasms. Travel ok?
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A member asked:
I've had the flu bronchitis for about a week, insomnia, and now near the end of the flu, I have a dry cough, and sometimes i feel like i can't cough, spasms like. What can I do for the insomnia ?
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A 56-year old female asked:
Coughing spasms and I get shortness of breath and tightness in the left side of my chest and I cough up phlegm over half the time when I cough.
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A 23-year old female asked:
wet cough, wheezing, chest and back pain when coughing and breathing in, shallow breathing, fever, cough spasms. Bronchitis or pneumonia possibly?
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A male asked:
I have a sore throat (very painful on one side, dry cough, spasms and intermittent fever). I feel OK but not 100%?
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A 17-year old female asked:
Urg:constant cough spasms mildly s.O.B & slight wheeze when breathing afterwards zestoretic (lisinopril and hydrocholorthiazide) using since june cause? Hist: pcos htn 17 yrs old
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A 72-year old male asked:
Every winter I get a severe cough in spasms that lasts for 4 months.seems to be lasting longer each year.not asthma test done.Antibiotics no good ?
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A 19-year old female asked:
I am experiencing neck pain(sensitive to touch in front) feeling of pins and needles in neck, chronic cough, neck spasms, ear ache (quality: dull or aching sensation, sensation of pressure or fullness). What could this be?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What's the difference between Spasticity and spasm?
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A 47-year old asked:
How do I strengthen my lower back to stop it spasming?
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A 20-year old female asked about a 18-year old female:
What could be the cause of the whole of your body spasming just as you are drifting off to sleep?
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A 33-year old female asked:
How to stop the muscles in the butt from spasming? Tried what seems to be everything
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A 40-year old asked:
What is the meaning of the word spasticity?
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A 39-year old asked:
What is the meaning of "clasp-knife spasticity"?
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A 37-year old female asked:
For a week I've been having spasming in my left side.kidney area it's not painful just uncomfortable. What can it be?
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A 22-year old male asked:
I have never had this happen before, but the other night I was woken up by my left calf spasming an tightening really painfully. What could this be?
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A 19-year old male asked:
Might have rectal spasming.Have 1 internal hemmorhoid, possible fissure. Can't tell if I am spasming, but the pain i feel is in bursts. What can I do
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A 43-year old male asked:
Why does it feel like my scalp muscles are spasming?
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A 37-year old asked:
Difference between spasticity and rigidity?
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A 30-year old asked:
What is the main difference between rigidity and spasticity?
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A 22-year old male asked:
How do we differentiate spasticity and rigidity? What are the differences?
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A 35-year old asked:
Hi doctors, can you tell me what is spasticity and how can you tell if you have it?
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A 34-year old asked:
What is the cause of spasticity in paralysis?
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A 47-year old asked:
What are the benefits and risks of inter-muscular botox injections for spasticity?
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A 43-year old female asked:
Would massage help a spasming muscle in your head? Could it stop it spasming?
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A 33-year old asked:
The muscles in my lower back have been spasming for a couple hours now without pain. What could be the cause?
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