Still Coughing After COVID? | Sensory Neuropathic Cough (SNC)

In this video, Dr. Robert W. Bastian explains three explanations for coughing in the context of Covid-19 infection, with emphasis on the potential for sensory neuropathic cough (Phase 3). The possible phases are:
1) During the “hurricaine” of the infection itself, when your lungs may be fighting active and as-yet undefeated virus.
2) During the “cleanup phase,” when the virus has been vanquished, but the lung debris (think: “downed branches and detached roof shingles”) is being cleaned up, even though “the sun is shining.”
3) For weeks to months after phases 1 and 2 are long past, coughing caused by damaged nerve endings that go “ZING!” with a tickling, burning, dry, or dripping sensation that initiates coughing, throat clearing, or laryngospasm.
This often-overlooked sensory neuropathic type of cough is explained in detail, including how to treat it.
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[@Laryngopedia]

In response to many good comments and questions: The KEY issue is to decide if your cough is still a Covid cough: EITHER due to active infection, or the “aftermath” of clearing away debris from active infection (That kind of cough might last some weeks, but should gradually improve over time). OR, is your cough instead sensory neuropathic in nature, and Covid-19 was simply the cause of the sensory nerve damage? If the latter, and if you now have sensory neuropathic cough (SNC), the cough will be ongoing, often without much sense of improvement over time. - - - How do you tell if you have SNC, initiated by Covid-19? For a start, see if you match to one of the syndromes below: - - - 1. Each episode of coughing, whether lasting seconds or minutes, begins with a sudden ZING sensation. (Examples: a sudden tickle, or abrupt “dry patch” that demands that you cough even though you aren’t sick or producing mucus commensurate with the magnitude (violence or duration) of your cough. Other sensations might be a sudden dripping sensation, pinprick, feeling like a sudden popcorn kernel, etc.) 2. Coughing is often spontaneous and unexplained, but if you do certain things, you are more likely to cough. Talking, a loud laugh, taking a deep breath, trying to sing in upper voice, posture change (especially getting into bed at night or rolling to a certain position), a very strong odor, etc. makes it more likely that you will cough. 3. Cough "frequency" and "severity" are out of proportion to any illness or any mucus produced. What mucus is produced may be the RESULT rather than the CAUSE of coughing. In other words, you begin to produce mucus only after hard coughing for 10 or more seconds (If I force myself to cough hard just as an experiment, I produce mucus too!). - - - What would a person do if he or she suspects they may now have SNC, with Covid-19 as the cause of the nerve damage? - - - • Go to the internet and enter the search term PeerJ Bastian to find a peer-reviewed but open source journal article that will describe SNC and how it is treated. Print and take that article to your doctor. • Go to www.laryngopedia.com and enter the search term “cough” to bring up abundant teaching material about SNC. • Ask your doctor: “Would it be a problem for me to just try amitriptyline or gabapentin (etc.)?” What do I hope you can avoid by doing these things? Being told “Oh, this is just how it goes with Covid-19,” when you actually now have SNC, which is treatable … • And if you strike out with your doctors, call nearby large ENT groups and ask “Does any of your doctors treat sensory neuropathic cough?” • Or engage a Laryngopedia teleconversation ([e-mail]) Keep pushing the medical system to help you, because imprecisely treated SNC can be debilitating!

[@omerzainab1273]

My Dad had been recovered from Covid , Alhamdulillah but it's 2 months finished still mucus is coming out .. what is the reason please can you reply sir

[@seemamaurya2996]

Please suggest medicine for a 5+ yrs old child suffering from SNC.

[@mrjasonsamuel23]

I hope mine don't last so long. It's month 1 day 1.

[@elleann831]

Can you tell me where to find the capsaicin spray

[@pramodkhinchi1586]

Yes I found it....... Doc sir Kindly suggest best treatment for it.......

[@Loonypapa]

I opened youtube and typed in a search for "covid tickle cough." Your description of SNC is exactly what I'm experiencing.

[@saracasmmd8751]

I'm a doctor and I consulted my professors for my chronic cough, I tried bringing up this diagnosis but they're adamant that I try therapy for asthma, allergy, and acid reflux and they never work. Thank you for your work Dr. Bastian, I'll return for a follow up using the articles that you provided. I'm lucky I can "self-medicate" with proper guidance.

[@yogprashantsingh1604]

Ur coughing improved?

[@saracasmmd8751]

@@yogprashantsingh1604with the treatments I previously attempted? No. With the treatment for SNC? It's too early to tell as it's only been a week. Also, I tweaked the dosage a little bit, gradually increasing the dose that's probably why I haven't seen a significant change.

[@yogprashantsingh1604]

Is ur coughing dry and always having persistent feeling of coughing but not coughing actually?

[@saracasmmd8751]

@@yogprashantsingh1604 I wouldn't particularly describe it as having a "dry" cough, but for my case, due to the chronicity and severity of cough, it's like I always have mucus present in my nasopharynx. It's also an urge for me to cough in an attempt to clear my throat especially when the air is dry and I feel a tickle at the back of my throat that not coughing would just prolong the irritating sensation. It's pretty complicated at this point.

[@yogprashantsingh1604]

U are on wrong path dear. If it producing mucus then it's something else probably allergy or lungs problem.

[@rpinarreta]

Finally an answer with possible solutions to my post Covid cough. More doctors should make themselves aware of SNC considering how many people I know who had Covid (workplace) and suffer from a cough they never had prior to catching Covid-19.

[@vivianajr05]

Thank you Doctor, Finally a Doctor who understands and can explain what is going on.

[@SantoJose-zy6jp]

Thank you doctor🙏 from Nepal I have been trying to find out why my mom has been coughing from past 40 yrs. And now I believe she is suffering from SNC, as you mentioned one a remedy of using capcaisin spray, we cannot but it there so instead, she boiled chilli in water. And strained it and gargle as often as needed, she is finally feeling better. Not to mention, no medicine works for her cough and no doctor in my country knows what she is dealing with. Thank you so much for you dedication to treat these rarest people.

[@Skincaresimplified12]

You can try amitriptyline , doctor sanga kura garnus ,ma 30 mg amitriptyline linxu and I am cough free now . I was coughing from 1 year

[@SantoJose-zy6jp]

@@Skincaresimplified12 thanks for suggesting, we will try that.

[@nawabKhan-tv7vh]

@@SantoJose-zy6jp how many times did she used to have dry cough 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭🙄🙄🙄🙄😭😭😭😭🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@nightowl16201]

Definitely I’m going to share this my primary physician. I suffer from Long Covid. Many symptoms have hung on after being infected and thought it was over. Shortness of breath, palpitations, excessive fatigue, as well as what seems to be a never ending cough. 🤪

[@ampiciline]

this doctor truly cares

[@dave8204]

Big thanks for this Doctor. I had a really bad cough for a few days while infected with Covid that left me feeling like I'd been mugged. Worried when a week later ,even though it's no longer painful,I can't shake the cough. Got something to take to my own Doctor now,as soon as you pointed to "the spot", yep that's exactly it.

[@sparth1989]

any update on ur cough dear?

[@leeplantain]

This is immensely helpful. My neighbor no longer has covid but is still coughing violently. Now I know why. Thank you, Doctor! 🥰

[@mrjasonsamuel23]

How is he going?

[@leeplantain]

@@mrjasonsamuel23 um well, he still loses his breath easily and gets tired but it has improved a lot.

[@trojasin7817]

Thankyou ssoososooo much doc.. iam from india and when I consulted doctors here those guys gave me lots of tablets for cold and allergies but didn't checked me properly or asked about the symptoms, they are only interested in taking money from poor ppl.. but after seeing this video iam sure that this is what is happening with me for the past one and half month.. still I don't have a good quality doc here to consult with.. anyways god bless doctors like you who are genuine and quality professionals! 💯💯

[@bryanrodriguez9226]

Did you recover brother I have one year on this cough and I hate it it makes it so hard to live a normal life?

[@happyvlogs3018]

Same thing cough after covid

[@briannachabot5171]

I got covid, it's cleared up. A whole week later I started coughing every few seconds. The cough is very aggressive and seems to be the wrose in the morning and night

[@archiechew1549]

Same thing has happened to me!! Hoping you're feeling better by now...

[@TriniThinkerBelle]

Same here except mine came a month after covid and every cough syrup or pills prescribed does not work! Oh god yes same here with morning and night. Soon as i get out the office, it becomes killer.

[@bebangvilca9018]

Same happening to me i cough at night before bed and morning specially when you have less sleep it will get worse i suggest to sleep early and got sunlight in the morning in the beach it will help

[@joshiabhinav]

same . are you feeling better now . I am really frustrated

[@LoBrookeMusic]

Me too

[@jaytravel-12]

This is a real doctor we need more like u

[@emmahar7290]

Oh my god where have you been man!!? I had COVID March last year and coughed ever since.. no help no explanation!! I was telling the doctors it feels like my larynx!! Anyway I just recovered from COVID again a few days ago and cough is terrible again, really strong in my larynx again.. so glad I found this video for explanation

[@Laryngopedia]

So sorry...keep going and hope this pursuit of SNC helps.

[@mariana6218]

So, you got it twice!?How was the second time, compared to the first?

[@donnamaria5979]

Wow that’s great information. My coughing attacks can last for 10-15 minutes. I get to the point of having difficulty finding a chance to take a breath of air in between coughs. My eyes water, my nose runs, I gag and mucus comes out eventually. The gagging is the most embarrassing because it sounds like I’m violently throwing up. I can’t go to work and I can’t go out to public places. My doctor just sent me for a chest X-ray and the results are still a day or two away. Nothing is fixing this problem and I’m exhausted. I always cough through the night and the cough suppressant isn’t fixing the coughing episodes. Even though I don’t yet have a cure, it brought me comfort just watching this video because your description of the violent type of coughing and how it feels is 100% accurate. Btw I did have Covid and since I recuperated, the coughing has been extreme. I will mention this to my doctor when he calls me in a day or two.

[@Laryngopedia]

All the best to you. Keep educating yourself about SNC in case that is the issue for you. Here's the best page of resources. Keep scrolling down the page... laryngopedia.com/sensory-neuropathic-cough/

[@TriniThinkerBelle]

Same here. Ive been forced to end work from home so now im coughing all day in the office and on the train etc. Nothing the docs have prescribed me has worked. These include syrup, cough suppressants etc. I cant even sleep properly cos of this . I wish something would work 😭😭

[@peterobrien2537]

@@TriniThinkerBelle hello Mam how is ur cough now? i have same problem please update i would appreciate it thanks

[@heatherallingham7120]

Quite possibly the best video about coughs by far that I have ever watched. Thanks for the clarity

[@nagashimah-justin5508]

Omg thank you so much I've been finding my type of cough for so long in google but this vid straight away shows it which is SNC cough and my type of snc cough is just once

[@mikeespo7728]

NAC twice a day is what got rid of our cough...be patient it will take a week... My wife and I are both 66yo. Had a few rough days but are ok..

[@terigarrison]

Thank you

[@kickie6323]

Could you share the brand and milligrams you took. I am desperate. Thank you.

[@TheMominchicago]

Thank you for creating this video; encountered a patient with severe coughing as you describe. No one knew how to help her. Months later she was put on amitriptyline and now I understand why.

[@Laryngopedia]

You're so welcome.

[@aliveinchrist4335]

You are right about Gabapentin! Mom takes it for myelopathy symptoms occasionally but when she does, she does not have the lingering post covid cough nor the mucus!

[@mariadduia8645]

For early recovery and use ginger, gooseberries juice, garlic, turmeric, salt, pepper, schewan pepper n honey

[@Laryngopedia]

I hope your idea helps...We've had some success with capsaicin. laryngopedia.com/use-capsaicin-sensory-neuropathic-cough/

[@rnnagle]

Thank you very much, Doctor! Just giving this thing a name has helped me mentally tame the cough slightly. This video gives excellent advice for the Next Steps as well! God bless you!

[@yogprashantsingh1604]

Ur cough improved?

[@drcoffee5588]

Ivermectin (taken for 7 days) resolved my residual lung tightening and cough within 7 days. This was after my GP said it was permanent following a week of prednisone.

[@trojasin7817]

Is infection in throat is caused by virus.. and how can a virus get destroyed by tablet?? Modern science have not found such solutions.. so your case it's not the medicines that improved but your body recovery

[@lisabyrd754]

Ivermectin is a life saver! Stop saying it doesn't work!Nobel prize for HUMANS in 2015!!!

[@Rainbowrobb]

@@lisabyrd754 Ivermectin is an ant-parasitic.

[@Infinityisbeyond]

I have COVID now and let me tell you this cough is like no cough I’ve ever experienced it’s like as you cough it sucks air right out of your lungs and then the plugged nose feels like someone is trying to pinch my nose shut also have dry mouth.

[@matteosforzini7146]

Take medicine, but don't take paracetamol unless you have high temperature 102> Some useful tips Use pure vitamin c powder 1.000 milligrams with a cup of still water (If you eat kiwis, oranges, etc. Take 700-800 milligrams of vitamin c) Zinc 40 milligrams Vitamin d 2000 u.i. With a fat example rusks and olive oil. drink much water 1.5/2 liters Use hypertonic nasal spray for covid cold Use a product that contains essential oils (mint, eucalyptus, thyme) to make fumigation Inhalation. Don't eat much sugar and eat Foods that contain potassium and magnesium Avocado, banana, kiwi, potatoes - wheat bran, whole oats, pumpkin seeds.

[@EriBarr]

Omg when he mentioned numbing the area 🤯 I’ve been using a sore throat spray used when you have painful tonsils. It sprays directly towards the back of your throat and it coats and numbs the area so you can swallow and ease your coughing.. it’s the only thing that calms the ‘itch’

[@atoveswu920]

Proning position and breathing exercise really help.

[@robb7733]

Thank you!! This is exactly what I have. It's brutal!

[@ハンドサンーム]

how about u bro,are you better?

[@rooprajirrampersad]

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[@kathyouthere]

I have Sjogrens Syndrome that normally affects the lungs and now recovering from Covid 2 weeks ago. I cough so hard I have thrown up and wet myself. I understand that having an autoimmune disease only makes it worse. Here's to hope that we all get over this!

[@lila3618]

I had covid 3 weeks ago. I had mild fever at first but I healed pretty quickly (fully vaccinated). However after a few days my cough got stronger even though my body was clearly in better conditions. I have this feeling of "hair" or "fur" in my throat, I'm constantly coughing to get it out. I went to doctor and they checked my tomography results, said everything looked good, gave me cough medicine, told that I shouldn't worry because this is normal after having the virus and sent me home. I've been using the medication for a week now. No improvement at all. My cough is so strong that it keeps me up at night. My family members are bothered by its loudness, and my chest is sore. I don't know what to do.

[@Laryngopedia]

I'm very sorry and hope this is just cleaning up after the 'hurricaine' but do keep SNC in the picture as a possibility to ask your doctor about. Here's an article description if your doctor is interestes...peerj.com/articles/816.pdf

[@dwrtydrifting5195]

How are you feeling now

[@lila3618]

@@dwrtydrifting5195 physically I'm pretty good. I feel healthy. But I'm still coughing constantly. And it is not a mild cough. I'm coughing like an old man, it leaves my throat sore. I used 2 different medications that doctors gave me. They helped the sore feeling fade a little. But still coughing. A lot.

[@dwrtydrifting5195]

@@lila3618 what medication? Its been more than 2 weeks for me but I still have the intermittent cough and feel as if I have damaged my lungs inside, It also feels as if my breathing is a little spicy or sort of sandpapery especially when I go gym on the treadmill

[@lila3618]

@@dwrtydrifting5195 it was called Levopront. It helped with the roughness of the cough. It made it less irritating for my throat. But the as soon as I finished using it, my cough got back to its scratchy and irritating phase like it was before. I was afraid of my lungs getting affected. But the doctors checked and said everything looked fine. And told me that the cough lasts for like 2 to 3 months approximately and I should just wait. It's such a frustrating thing.

[@stephaniemock383]

This has perfectly described my life. I am miserable and it is really starting to impact my life. A cough of all things. It seems so ridiculous.

[@Laryngopedia]

Very sorry, as IF you have SNC as a result of Covid-19, the cough can seem interminable and be very debilitating. I'd suggest you go to www.laryngopedia.com, and search the term "cough" to find a lot of articles and additional videos. Also, the article peerj.com/articles/816.pdf will be further orienting and may give you a direction...

[@ArianneGrace]

My doctor prescribed me Xyzal! I don’t see it on your list.. I’ll surely bring up about this on her next call

[@SRF-vm3fy]

how are you doing now???

[@echomikekilo63]

Interesting! I didn’t know there was a name for this. I’m at the tail end of Covid right now and I’m coughing more, but it’s productive and feels like my body is just clearing it out. But I’ve had reactive airways for decades. Even a dry crumb hitting that spot in my throat can set off a violent coughing fit.

[@ramiroalvarez5397]

Thanks for the good information on couch symptoms. 😊

[@imogenPsychic]

The cough always come at night 🤦‍♀️

[@MrPanther347]

Same with me to it's the worst

[@MrPanther347]

How are you dealing with it?

[@jazamaraz8029]

I had a similar cough years ago. Months after tolerating it, I finally went to the doctor. He diagnosed it as whooping cough and the standard treatment for that cleared it up. Perhaps yours is the same.

[@Nah-ah]

Early mornings and night for me! 😔

[@KhanyoMjamba]

I definitely have this. Had COVID mid-December. Still cough.

[@Laryngopedia]

Still early...and very likely in the "cleaning up after the hurricane phase...Hope you over this soon.

[@clippers4me]

same here. Felt better from covid a week a go now this dam dry cough is not going away.

[@eyemnew2991]

People who say I have covid......or I have a covid cough.... Sound like they are braggin. Like they like it.

[@colettejacinthia9405]

@@Laryngopedia I got it 5 months ago and still coughing, wakes me up.. I hope it's still early for me too.

[@pammagnet8885]

Turlington and honey helps me it will help you too .🙏

[@njsongwriter]

My wife has been coughing over three weeks. She had a negative covid test 9 days ago. Still it could have been a false negative. She is on her second day of a five day course of Ivermectin. She had a fever when the cough first started but that resolved. She also had a negative chest x-ray a couple days ago. Finally after using all red light therapy device this morning, her coughing spells are greatly diminished. She's using a #3 Redjuvenator.

[@caramiaasmr8722]

Why is she taking horse dewormer

[@smithyveritas1750]

Ignore the ignorants, I'm using Ivermectin and am recovering quickly. Keep on using it don't listen to people who don't know anything. 🙏

[@siman264]

@@caramiaasmr8722 it’s a human drug you nitwit.

[@PegsFlamingoville]

I have one more test to take with esophageal surgeon wanting to get a camera down my throat, then I’ll see what he finds. Then i suspect I’ll be checking in with you. I’m SO relieved to have found your videos of SNC, it sounds so much like what I’ve been suffering from since before thanksgiving. In fact i believe i heard you mention the zoster something associated with shingles… in October i went in and got five vaccinations including shingles. Cross the fingers for me!

[@gabew548]

Any updates

[@masakaneduma1293]

I've been caughing for 2 years after Covid. Im sleep deprived n whenever i go to sleep I tend to get worse. It will stop n come back but i never understood why bt When ever i go to parties or when i go for a night out with friends on the next day i would start caughing gain,. I recently noticed smthing when my phone was broken. I was bored n i used to sleep early. The caughing stopped. Then i went to the party whole night without sleeping again the caugh came back the next day. Then i realised that sleep deprivation is connected to my sickness. I dont know how. I know with this caugh its hard to fall asleep but try sleeping early. It really helps

[@mathewdanielhero5793]

Do you still have these coughs? And do you have mucus too? Cuz i have cough and yellow mucus almost everyday for 1 year now since covid😢

[@peterobrien2537]

@@mathewdanielhero5793 holy !! does ur cough let u sleep at night?

[@venkatavenuc2012]

Sir, Your part-1,2 seen, really I salute you from India, you are equal to God, sir, I have been suffering with Sensory Neoropathic caugh since a month, kindly suggest me medicines.

[@coreylorenz2275]

Has anyone had rib pain with post covid and coughing???

[@Laryngopedia]

Unfortunately, if extremely severe, people pull abdominal or chest wall muscles. In extraordinarily violent coughing, people can even break ribs from the violence of the muscle pull. (Very uncommon, so don't worry.)

[@morningloves5850]

I actually have,yet I have had pneumonia years before,so I'm familiar with the pain ,that feels like it's your ribs,when actually it could be inflammation that the muscle or lung could swell and get pinched between ribs( sometimes so bad ,I couldn't move) like a spasm that catches...Drink peppermint tea ,really helps...or rub some olive oil w/ eucalyptus👍,AS FAR AS THE WHOLE "COVID-19"?...RESEARCH HERBS FOR SYMPTOMS,STAY AWAY FROM POISONS CREATED THAT WILL ONLY DO YOU MORE HARM!...IT IS EASY TO CRACK A RIB EVEN WITH SNEEZING OR ANY INJURY,SO IF YOUR REALLY IN PAIN,ID GET AN X-RAY DONE TO RULE OUT ANY DAMAGE...OTHERWISE,PRACTICE SOME STEADY BREATHING TECHNIQUES,AND BELIEVE YOU CAN HEAL IT,LISTEN TO YOUR INTUITION👍💖✌️🙏💚🙌 MANY NATURAL SAFE METHODS!!!

[@chadluke5454]

I have coughed so hard and so much that the muscles surrounding my ribs ache tremendously.

[@glory2hisname1]

That’s what I’m experiencing…have been coughing for a month.

[@babulsy6460]

Thanks Professor Doctor. In India probably SNC is being projected as IPF ( fibrosis) and patients are being given Nintedanib.

[@existentialbaby]

useful only when fibrosis is underway not after that

[@tracy9397]

I had a covid a year ago and I still have the cough that I can’t get rid of.

[@orielxhaja2433]

Omg. And here I was worried that I still have cough 1 month after

[@britanynicolepresley3051]

@@orielxhaja2433 same. It’s been a month almost 2 for me and I still have a cough 😭

[@ariesfire555]

yeah its not gonna go away, if you took the vaccine or got tested for it like nasal swab they definitely put something in it...

[@ranibahara392]

Are you any better now Tracey? I've been coughing 2months after covid

[@tracy9397]

@@ranibahara392 I’m better but I don’t think this cough will ever go away. It’s now just an annoying dry cough. I have heard that some people can get long term covid though.

[@CattleRancher863]

A jigger of whiskey and lemon juice a lil honey

[@mrsmucha]

Very well done video on this problem.

[@Laryngopedia]

Thank you so much.

[@unknownremy]

I had COVID pneumonia. Still can't catch my breath. The worse part is that I can't laugh. That part kills me.

[@alexunlv]

So far, a month sine my first symptoms.....I still have this dry cough. Like an itch. No mucus. Just a dry cough. Quality of life really going down the drain with this thing. =(

[@sammartin913]

Same here, it feels like an itch in my chest. Whenever I talk at full volume I just start coughing and it's driving me insane!!! No mucus or anything, just constant coughing.

[@nilamaha4881]

Yess same here

[@GretchenHulett]

Thank you, I had covid in early May 2021 and still have a cough. It gets worse when I talk for long periods. I get a great night sleep, its just during the day I cough.

[@dowpowmo1798]

same problem

[@poovansoobramoney2795]

I have the same problem after 8 days

[@mrjasonsamuel23]

I also it's day 10 AC19 for me. Coughing less now

[@Augustus171]

Same...I was infected in May... Today is 21 days.. Dry cough.... Am gargling with salt water... And betadine....

[@bde.123-z4b]

same here. My whole family got Covid the first week of April and we all recovered. The first week of May my 9year old started with a dry cough (she only had a fever during covid for a few days) and now it's July and still coughing. The dr.'s have done chest x-rays, steroids, and now meds for pneumonia even though her lungs are clear and nothing. They keep telling me to give her Claritin everyday and that doesn't help either...

[@DeeDee-wx7fi]

I have Covid now a second time. First in 2021 I was critical care with bilateral pneumonia, hypoxia and respiratory failure. I received oxygen therapy, steroids and antiviral medication. I was heading to ICU but I made progress thank God and medical staff. Today I’m on day three of Covid since i identified first symptom. Sore throat, body aching (very painful) I had a fever 101.8 this time around I got really sick early on. Last time it was day 14 I got admitted to the hospital. I’m trying to be positive I don’t want another hospital stay but I’m checking my oxygen because I was below 70 last time and didn’t know. I just felt tired

[@anthonyquevedo474]

How are u feeling now

[@physicsbot5431]

Very informative, Dr .Thanks

[@armstronglance]

Thankyou for posting this video! I’m suffering from a severe case of the 2nd cough you described, 30sec to 3min of coughing. Only thing that helps to control it for a short period is a cup of Hot decaf Tea & honey. I am using cough medicine & cough drops too. If I sleep on my stomach, that helps, until I get up to go use the bathroom, then I start coughing. I had Covid symptoms for a week before I was tested positive. I’m on a steroid. But my cough is not getting any better. Besides the cough, Covid is wreaking havoc with my cardiovascular system, breathing, and something not talked about in the media, is serious ED that comes on almost immediately. Another symptom that's reared it's ugly head. One of these days these virus meddlers are going to release something really nasty that might kill us all. Thanks again for posting this video!

[@vusalmustafayev3887]

Same with me. I don't know what to do

[@Moonlightmoonlight39]

@@vusalmustafayev3887 Because nobody knows . Only China government has the cure .( and probably other powerful leaders like Putin , Biden , Trump , Boris Johnson , including the Royal family 👑. Their health should not be better , like now .

[@Laryngopedia]

So sorry to hear of your trouble! Keep learning about SNC. Here's a link to a page with lots of articles and videos... journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2473974X19834553

[@sharonoleary895]

This is definitely what I am suffering with. I'm exhausted. I cough till I vomit and can't get my breath. I also have asthma so a double whammy and very 😨

[@selleniwright5919]

Omg I'm sooo sorry I cough for 3 whole months now after covid and it's hard to fall asleep at night, I'm really tired from this cough may god help us 🙏

[@Nozverah2]

I have a spasm dry pinch of a hoarse cough. I hadn't coughed for about a month until these last 3 days since COVID.

[@peterobrien2537]

@@selleniwright5919 howz ur cough now dear?

[@peterobrien2537]

any updates ?

[@selleniwright5919]

@@peterobrien2537 its still same

[@treytries7578]

I've had a cough and tightness in my chest since I had covid back in April. It's been 3 months and the only issue I have is this persistent cough... nothing I've tried has worked to help alleviate it, I'm a singer so I need to find relief so I can get back to doing what I do.

[@majatsiaklides5859]

I have had this since March last year... it's crazy!

[@lllc1762]

Maybe shots of Aloe juice every hour? This helped my sister

[@sadichchhaparulekar691]

@@lllc1762 :( I will try this remedy suffering from same since April

[@cowgirl9014]

Thank you. I was coughing so hard it made me vomit. Its been a month since I’ve tested positive for Covid. These symptoms you describe are similar to mine. There is an itch at the base of my throat when I have these fits. I’ve been living on cough syrup and mint candy.

[@kayhope2001]

does it help? im same, covid a couple weeks ago, cant stop coughing

[@cowgirl9014]

@@kayhope2001 update: I went to the beach on vacation for a couple of days and the salty air helped so much. I noticed a huge improvement after walking along the beach breathing in the sea spray. If u try it and it doesn’t work for you at least you got a vacation out of it. Sucking on mints is my personal folk remedy, it seems to help about half the time. It’s probably horrible for my teeth. I looked up salt as a remedy after noticing my improvement by the sea, in some parts of the world breathing salt air was a folk remedy for respiratory issues but there doesn’t seem to be any science backing it up. I guess I was lucky to find some kind of relief because I was seriously considering calling the doctor. Some of my coworkers had the same problem with the prolonged coughing too. Some of them recommended some strange concoctions involving salt but i was afraid I would swallow it accidentally during a coughing fit. ( it involved substances that you should NEVER swallow) My case probably wasn’t the nerve disorder described here

[@nanatan3453]

I've been coughing for 5 months especially at night and it only worsen when I lie down and want to sleep. It's getting on my nerves...

[@peterobrien2537]

does it get better? i have same issue please update thanks

[@Qandeel]

Any update guys? I have the same

[@nanatan3453]

@@peterobrien2537 Hi! I am no longer coughing, only wheezing which happens sometimes. Whenever I start to wheeze I will use an inhaler called 'symbicort' and since then its getting better. I hope this will help a lil bit

[@nanatan3453]

@@Qandeel check my reply^^

[@Qandeel]

@@nanatan3453 thanks, just got the same inhaler, just hoping it will be really helpful

[@kayaking1000]

A good quality curcumin has been helping me. Normally I get a violent cough many weeks after the flu. This time around, it has been mild 2 weeks after the first symptoms of covid. I think the curcumin is working

[@Laryngopedia]

So glad!

[@belindaball8168]

I am so glad I found your video!!! This is exactly me! I went to an ENT and was diagnosed with Laryngopharyngeal reflux. I’m constantly apologizing for coughing and clearing my throat! I was prescribed Omeprazole twice a day but not helping! 😩. Had Covid Jan 2021 and this is my aftermath! I’m going to bring this up to my PCP to try Amitriptyline. Thank you 🙏

[@MrRedHotChiliMan]

Please keep us posted on the results.. my 8 year old daughter is recovering from Covid.. she was diagnosed 9 days ago. Everything else is cleared up but she continues to cough sporadically and always worse when she lays down for bed. I’m worried about her 😔

[@belindaball8168]

@@MrRedHotChiliMan I totally understand! 🙏🙏🙏. Try not lay her flat! Elevating my shoulders and head a little helped with my cough at night. Use a humidifier as well! Wet mist humidifier. It may takes months to get rid of this cough. I am feeling better now than I was a couple of weeks ago so I feel like it’s getting better. I’m 8 months out from Covid. Hang in there... the lingering effects takes a while to heal! 😕 🙏. If not better keep going back to dr for more evaluations until something works!!!!!! 👍

[@MrRedHotChiliMan]

@@belindaball8168 thanks, I appreciate the advice. I hope everything gets back to normal for you.

[@deivanaip3137]

Do you have wet cough

[@drsaraswatipabba6881]

Appreciate the research very much, thank you doctor!

[@Laryngopedia]

My pleasure!

[@naranza65]

So I am taking gabapentin as a treatment for my post-COVID cough. I started taking the gabapentin last Monday, and so far, I have to say I notice there is a reduction of my cough, easier to talk without coughing, and not coughing during air quality changes. Especially, now on the sixth day, I am not coughing when I read out loud. Now, I still cough now and then, some days more than others, but not as intense. My question now is, how long do I stay on the gabapentin treatment? When should I start weaning myself off gabapentin(I do not like the sleepy, groggy mornings but getting better)? I'm hoping for a treatment regimen of 30 days, then start weaning off. I would like your recommendation regarding this matter. Thank you once again for this video; it has changed my life.

[@poulamilaha3162]

Hi sir my father is going though this SNC. His age is 63 years. Will the treatment suitable for him? Please reply 🙏

[@naranza65]

@@poulamilaha3162 Hello Poulami, it depends on what medications he is taking and approval from his doctor. But if he has clearance to take Neurontin, then it would be beneficial. However, the drug makes you very drowsy especially the first week. It does get better after a week or two. I still have bouts of coughing, but definitely reduced and I can talk without coughing the majority of the time now. Hope this helps.

[@conversion721]

Steam inhaling, breathing exercises or budenoside inhaler and home remedies

[@raneymarshall]

How much Gabapentin are you taking a day?

[@naranza65]

@@raneymarshall I take 300mg at bedtime.

[@carolynmathison4981]

Thank you for sharing your awesome video i really enjoyed it I'll share with my family and friends

[@mohdsaleem-dt7qp]

Thank you so much sir...very informative and detailed.

[@marylcampbell2409]

What about not coughing anymore but i have to constantly clear my throat due to mucus or phlegm. . throat and head already hurting cos of this

[@Laryngopedia]

If actual phlegm, the usual mucolytics, hydration, etc. The main thing you don't want to miss is sensory neuropathic throat clearing. Here's an explanation: laryngopedia.com/when-mucus-seems-to-be-causing-your-cough-or-throat-clearing-but-isnt/

[@sansan0624]

What meds should pregnant women take to get rid of the cough? Thank

[@crystalh450]

I will say that I had Covid last year and after about a month of getting better, my cough started getting worse again. I ended up going to the doctor and they gave me a z pack and prednisone. A week later, I started feeling better again. I think I had a secondary infection. If it does start getting better and then gets worse, that is something else to consider. My sense of smell is still not what it was a year ago, though.

[@Laryngopedia]

So glad that your cough appears to have been from infection and not sensory neuropathy. I hope your sense of smell returns eventually...

[@crystalh450]

@@Laryngopedia Thank you! Me too. It seems to differ over time a bit and I seem more sensitive to some smells than I used to be as well. I just keep hoping that someday I will get to enjoy a nice steak again without thinking it smells horrible and have a shower without noticing the smell of the chloramene that they are putting in the water supply. On the other hand, I love things like candles but honestly I have several that I bought pre-Covid that now just smell like nothing to me. It is odd how that works.

[@rooprajirrampersad]

​@@Laryngopediasee

[@larryshaw7912]

This is EXACTLY what I have going on. I've gone through gastro procedures and all sorts of image scans and they see nothing, but this is debilitating. Well, my gastro guy saw a little reflux and everybody has been working off that diagnosis and that's not the case. I've been struggling with it now for about 3 to 4 years. It's like it's always been there in the background but the volume was turned way up over the past year. So, much so that it's affecting all areas of my life. And getting worse and worse. I've an appointment with my doctors nurse practicianer.

[@Laryngopedia]

So very sorry. In our group's caseload of perhaps 1200 patients across 30 years, our "longest" cougher before getting a dx is 52 years. It is common for people to go many years and see many doctors before finding this lesser-known diagnosis. Maybe educate yourself by reading articles, etc. on this page: laryngopedia.com/sensory-neuropathic-cough/. And while already linked on that page, here's the direct link for an article with a table that gives the treatment protocol assuming your doctor or NP agrees. peerj.com/articles/816.pdf

[@michaeldeloatch7461]

I can confirm as a covid19 survivor -- a mere snicker can turn me into a SNC-ker. Most annoying is sometimes uttering a mere word or two triggering it. And I thought I was the only one in the world who can't touch my upper chest below my neck because it invariably causes it.

[@Laryngopedia]

Hope this information helps open another avenue of thought...

[@felicianoabby]

Just what I need to hear. Thank you

[@Laryngopedia]

You are so welcome

[@renaldas72]

Great video, thank you!

[@raymondmurray1192]

I have a scratchy cough,sometimes productive for last 6 months .fully vaccinated here in the philippines

[@warialdasue]

Same

[@AmerGermany]

I can't Talk in the Phone, or sing 🤒 coughing 😔

[@robbielynmccrary872]

mine is SNC it’s in upper airway. had it over a year.

[@Laryngopedia]

Yes, SNC can be the result of Covid-19 infection, just as it (SNC) has afflicted the occasional person after other URI syndromes. Please ask your doctors to consider SNC if you fit the syndrome (sudden tickle, etc., cough out of proportion (not ill anymore), trigger phenomena, etc.)

[@blakjack3053]

The consensus is; Everyone has it because everyone is coughing. I know I have it.

[@zabel-i2z]

I got covid beginning of may and now it’s july14 my covid is gone but my cough is still here.

[@mariovillella5315]

I had covid last year and have coughing fits for well over a year.

[@rosannamiranda4620]

July 13 2022 I Thursday gone to work in the morning i was coughing a little bit and then I got to work I was coughing and sneezing more I thought it was allergies and then on my lunch my stomach started hurting a little bit then I went to the restroom had yellow diarrhea two times at work so I was telling myself that I have allergies cuz I was coughing and sneezing and I told myself that my stomach hurts because I ate something at lunch so I was waiting to feel better and I took some medicine for my stomach and for my cough and I feel better that day and I thought I got food poisoning and I thought it was my allergies make me sneezing and cough and after lunch I feel better and I got out of work around 8:15 p.m. went home took a shower got dressed and PJs laid in bed and I started feeling sick I started coughing more and I went to use the restroom I had a little diary again and I was feeling tired but the next two days I was off work Friday July 15 Friday July 16 2022 and July 17 Sundays morning I've gone to the walking clinic and I got your test for positive covid 19 I was afraid that I have it normally I'm safe I wear my mouth all the time I social distance I wash my hands and I don't hang around people that are sick and I clean my house and I take vitamins so surprised I had that happen so week July 17 to 18 ry cough a litle diarrhea than July 19 2022 little cough July 20 21 22 little dry cough a little loss of appetite and and tired little and I was taking some diarrhea pills and cough medicine after I took those I feel better July 23 24 2022 I feel better No no more diarrhea just regular poop no more cough so I went to the walk-in doctor again to get retest because I need to be negative to go back to work so on Saturday July 24th 2022 negative COVID test and today July 25 feel good I ate breakfast lunch and dinner drink plenty of water and drunk on Sweden cranberry juice But before I laid in my bed to go to sleep I coughed a little bit I have no other symptom stomach and the doctor give me cough medicine and other pills help me so much better I just have a little dry cough. Coughed a little bit one of those laying down and bed trying to go to sleep that was the first time I hope this stupid dry cough go away I didn't give me much info about Covid 19 oh she says just be careful keep wearing my mask and be safe she said I'll have a coughing for a little while after covid recovery I might be tired that's all she told me But yesterday and today I was walking around the neighborhood with my dog I got out of breath for a little bit not that much and I was tired I don't know if that's the after effects of having COVID mild. No hospital No fever no chills how dizziness remember you lost ect and plus I'm not vaccinated either

[@colettejacinthia9405]

Thank you Doctor!! I've been looking everywhere for this information! Finally a name for this bugger of a cough! I need it GONE!!! ☹️☹️

[@jaytravel-12]

Did you try what he said hun

[@colettejacinthia9405]

@@jaytravel-12 I did.. I just went to a pulmonary specialist and he prescribed me three meds that I will be on for a month and he says it should cure the cough.. I'm praying so.. I started 3 days ago and it's already helping so it seems!

[@colettejacinthia9405]

@Unknown Freedom I got COVID Aug 1st and I've been coughing consistently since mid august 2021

[@candisham1978]

@@colettejacinthia9405 damn girl. I’m only 2 months out from my infection and the cough is already getting on my damn nerves. Breathing, eating, drinking, talking, laughing, all makes me cough pretty much non-stop. And my cough sounds like a dying animal, not normal at all. I also feel like my trachea squeezes tight after coughing, which scares me. I will try to ask my Dr. to refer me much sooner.

[@tman5634]

It's two months since I tested covid positive, with pneumonia developing. Treated with steriods & antibiotics..., coughing just as this Dr says. Atleast it's good that someome understands & explains it. Thank you Dr

[@revenge4468]

I had a cough for 2 yrs after covid . FINALLY GONE.

[@thayalansuntharalingam]

One year and 2mos still coughing what did you to get rid of it.

[@revenge4468]

@thayalansuntharalingam I think it just went away but I did order cough drops from Amazon. They're called , Fisherman's friend. They're pretty strong mint flavor but they'll yet rid of a cough.

[@thayalansuntharalingam]

@@revenge4468 Thank you will try it out.

[@HK-qj4im]

Goes without saying.. You better be taking Zinc, vitamin D, C and K-2. Sunshine.. Lots of zinc

[@lilfoot63728]

Damn, happy to see I'm not alone!! I got covid 2 weeks ago and I always have that zing when I go to sleep and lay down and sometimes even couple times during the night I cough my lungs off for a minute or two, its so annoying 😪

[@lilfoot63728]

And here it comes again 😬

[@spectray2]

I had it 2 months ago and I'm still coughing 😫

[@jessicaschwartz467]

@lilfoot I am in the exact same position and timeframe. I’m going to try some hot yoga and sauna to see if that’s helps

[@lidaskissners1017]

Check out breathing exercises/ lung breathing exercises..... it helped our family

[@shaylin9877]

I freakin feel your pain! I even throw-up at times. Trying not to let it ruin my life, but I am at a loss! 😭😡

[@Mc-ho9yj]

many people neglect covid. but this lingering covid cough is freakin real :(

[@Laryngopedia]

So sorry to hear this, and I hope you can find relief, and that SNC is considered …

[@eyemnew2991]

I cough when something tickles my throat I cough when I swallow my saliva and it goes down the wrong way I cough when my heartburn/acid reflux/ indigestion comes back up And I cough when something gets stuck in my throat. None of these things I've mentioned mean I have covid or ever did.

[@Laryngopedia]

There are many causes of cough. This video attempts to help people not overlook SNC. If there is not explanation for a tickle in the throat; if swallow evaluation proves that swallowing is normal (even though swallowing seems to sometimes trigger cough); if treatment for acid reflux makes no difference; etc....then SNC may need to be considered...just as a possibility.

[@eyemnew2991]

@@Laryngopedia I'm just sick and tired of hearing people say I have covid, when they don't. Not everything is connected to covid

[@Tippy2forU]

@@eyemnew2991 : You know when you have covid. The cough comes out of nowhere and the feeling is far worse than any cold or flu I have ever had in the past. It's horrible.

[@earthsister6941]

Thank you for this video! Has helped me stress less about my coughing now knowing what it is.

[@MrClews7]

Did u get better?

[@peterobrien2537]

howz ur cough now?

[@nadeemkhanftii]

Thank you so much doc. Finally there is someone that understands what many are suffering and can treat the problem. Most grateful to run into this most educative and informative video.

[@pink-lg8uc]

I got sick back in early January. I haven’t stopped coughing since. I’m constantly either clearing my throat or coughing. I was also diagnosed with Acid reflux. I finally went to see a pulmonologist. So far I’ve just been prescribed inhalers. So far nothing. It’s changed me so much both physically and mentally. I understand many of you. Hang on we can do this!

[@bebangvilca9018]

Same case as yours i got covid last january but until now the cough is still lingering specially when your not active at night when your sleeping and morning

[@sparth1989]

howz ur cough now dear?

[@peterobrien2537]

howz ur cough now?

[@eyemnew2991]

9308pink... I have severe acid reflux. When it comes up I feel like a dragon blowing smoke from my mouth. It also makes me cough.

[@andreacollalvarez6947]

the same here..2 and a half month.

[@rondye9398]

Never had cough from COVID was taking Ivermectin, but had stomach issues. All of family got it 71, 70, 55, 53, 25, 23, 21, 9 years old. All took Ivermectin and none to hospital. Confirmed tests.

[@Laryngopedia]

Very pleased to hear everyone is ok. Keep sharing your story...

[@danannield5810]

What stomach issues dud you have? I have ivermectin but afraid to take it

[@erwin021777]

I used IVM prophylactically in July 2021 and had no stomach issues. My wife and I got COVID this December and we took 15mg for 5 days, vitamin C D zinc NAC melatonin and no stomach issues. Our siblings used IVM as well. No stomach issues and best of all NO HOSPITALIZATION.

[@scottallen2190]

This definitely sounds like my wife. We had the Covid together but she still has a lingering cough exactly like you described.

[@alexunlv]

So honest, clear, concise, and just overall professional. Makes one feel like they are being cared for in the presence of this Doctor. Thank you sir. We truly do appreciate your time and information in this video. Truly, a positive vibe. Thank you.

[@Nah-ah]

I tested positive for COVID, May 3rd and even tho I wasn’t hit that hard, this damn cough he described SNC is exactly what I have months later. Still. Ugh! 😣

[@scottallen2190]

Same with my wife! We had it together but she's stuck with the cough.

[@peterobrien2537]

howz ur cough now N Gabriel?

[@John_V-Shalom]

Hi Doctor. This cough especially dry cough and occasionally mucus always creates doubt whether COVID has again attacked me. This video gives a sense of relief that it will take time to heal. Thank you.

[@Mohitsingh-ji5gf]

How are you now

[@John_V-Shalom]

@@Mohitsingh-ji5gf recovered. Thank u for enquiring.

[@Mohitsingh-ji5gf]

@@John_V-Shalom good 😊

[@Mohitsingh-ji5gf]

@@John_V-Shalom how long you had cough after covid

[@John_V-Shalom]

@@Mohitsingh-ji5gf it was not a continuous episode. But occasional cough and irritation in throat

[@mrjasonsamuel23]

I'm still coughing and it's annoying. Heading to month 2 in a few days and I am coughing like once an hour on average. Month 3 and I got my vaccine today. Still coughing and God is good. Stay safe my brothers and sisters. I noticed that I coughed 4 minutes after I ate. 30th September I only coughed twice , it's a new record

[@violetab3750]

God bless you!

[@peterobrien2537]

howz ur cough now Jason?

[@selleniwright5919]

Omg I am so happy I'm not alone with the cough I have now ?I thought I have been some serious sickness bcz I had cough 3 months ago and still coug3 months now .it starts at night and I can't sleep until morning

[@bhuvanaofficial7334]

Same. I have been coughing for 6 months now. At night it becomes worst n i can't sleep. 😟

[@mibit2720]

Same

[@Slavik07]

Same here. Been coughing for at least 6 months or more. It gets worse every night.

[@kittusworld9852]

how are you all now ? found any solution ?

[@selleniwright5919]

@@kittusworld9852 im still same wheezing and coughing at night keep on inhaler it sucks

[@Johnnyboybravo]

Why isn't there doctors like you when I go to the hospital. Majority are young who are always joking/goofy or mid age who seem mad or frustrated and in a rush. They don't offer any solutions and 90% of the time pushes to a "specialist"... Maybe I need to go to Chicago.

[@nicolel1710]

I've never coughed so much in my life. On day 9 of being severely sick. Most of it is all respiratory for me. I have no voice. I wake up all night in coughing fits. No fun.

[@rachey5300]

This is the symptoms I am having. I tested positive Monday. My cough is relentless. I have mucous I can not cough up and I feel like I am drowning.

[@randlynch9582]

Nicole I got your story exactly. Healthy otherwise, no other condition. I’m on day 8 of Covid. When will the voice come back? Did you have to take antibiotics? Is your cough heeled? Hope you see my message.

[@jobellecollie7139]

I had Covid variant in Dec, 2020. I coughed so hard, I tore my diaphragm. I got my first injection to reset my voice box. I’ll get a 2nd on the other side. For the first time in 3 years, I could talk about 15 min. Without a cough. 12 days and it’s beginning to wear off. I cough so hard, I’d throw up, feel faint from not able to get oxygen in. People run from me. Sleep? I also had to give up speaking and singing. Sweets and stress are my triggers. COPD from prior chemo. Gabapentin is my drug , it slows the frequency. The 300 mile drive is worth 10 days of reduced cough. If I didn’t get this cough gone, this IS NOT QUALITY OF LIFE. I did not want to live like this.

[@arsh0189]

Ive had cough since 2021 and occasionally i do cough up hard it’s extremely annoying and it also gives hot flashes which make me feel extremely hot

[@wiltagraham4278]

I’m in my 4th week , feel good but still coughing

[@babajohnson9276]

Had it for 6 weeks

[@carlmeyervideo]

After watching this video two weeks ago and following the advice, I got my doctor to prescribe Amitriptyline. After just 2 days symptoms reduced and now I'm almost completely healed after an additional week. Thank you so so much for sharing this information - God bless you

[@beckybush4132]

Wondering how you are doing now? Would you mind posting an update : )

[@Addisonay]

It may have been said, but is it okay to leave it be? I’ve been coughing pretty bad, but I’m hoping it’ll eventually go away on its own. I just hate going to the doctor for just a cough.

[@calideeholmes6822]

I have it as well... someone told me to drink a concoction of honey lemon and ginger... drink it hot... no limits it helps.. im looking for pressure point exercises to do.

[@theresamikelson2569]

I fix myself a drink with fresh lemon juice( juicer) turmeric, cinnamon, raw local honey ,salt, MCT oil. Hot water.see Dr mandells video.

[@DelLipiz]

Over a year of constant violent coughing, 6 specialist, multitude of scans scopes and X-rays and in 4 days your gabapentin dose recipe stopped the cough completely! You have no idea how bad it had gotten and how weak the body and mind got I am SO SO grateful for your video. It was so spot on. Thank you so much!

[@magentaorchids]

What was the dose of gabapentin for how many days?

[@DelLipiz]

@@magentaorchids just like the dr ordered 1/300mg x 3 days (if still coughing) 2/300mg x 3 days (if still coughing) 3/300mg x 3 days (if still coughing) 4/300mg x3 days etc Cough stopped after 3/300mg day Than decreased dose after three days to 2 per day (for three days) and still no cough and then 1 per day etc Adjust the dose up/down as needed or even stop dose if cough doesn’t return Good luck!

[@DelLipiz]

@@magentaorchids & amitriptyline DIDNT work!

[@vicviengales4037]

is Gabapentin available at any pharmacy? Do i need prescription from a doctor?

[@DelLipiz]

@@vicviengales4037 requires a doctor’s order. Gabapentin is for nerve pain, like restless leg, shingles (neuralgia), or feet neuropathy. Good luck!

[@susannbasta2972]

By humiliation, I assume loss of bladder control. I coughed for almost 3 months.

[@SheldonHelms]

How come I never get a doctor like this? He seems knowledgeable, compassionate, and explains things in great detail. Every doctor I've ever seen spends only moments with me, has a somewhat sarcastic tone when answering questions, and seems to want to DEFEND his diagnoses rather than explain them. I've tried a dozen approaches, from stoic to extremely submissive to dominant, but nothing changes.

[@melinaesposito3434]

I feel your pain. I went to see a very expensive ENT specialist and the first thing he said to me was "Why are you so nervous?". I wasn't. He prescribed antidepressants for my persistent cough. Antidepressants. Yep.

[@ariesfire555]

my grandma had the same cough , never stopped , i started to heal her throat chakra . it worked . I would also heal your gut as well

[@jetblack8250]

@@melinaesposito3434 lmao wtf

[@belumptuous]

​@@melinaesposito3434 Yes, the antidepressant may be what you need, just as described by the doctor in this video. Its a "neuropathic" cough, and so then the idea is to treat with neuralgia (nerve pain) medication. That is why one of the first medications the doctor mentioned in this video is Amytriptyline, which is known as an antidepressant, but is also used to treat nerve pain. The nerve "pain" may not really be painful, but itchy, tickly, or whatever the irritation is that causes the cough reflex. So, the ENT may have prescribed something along these lines for your cough. You should call and ask for more information because the ENT probably did not communicate clearly why he prescribed that drug, and you may have incorrectly assumed that he has prescribed it for anxiety. Best of luck.

[@kcarl]

Omg this is happening to me right now. Had minor covid that cleared up after a day, then a week later I'm having dry cough. I don't have sore throat or any other signs of flu, just dry itchy cough

[@Jrilla]

Same man it’s aggravating as hell

[@daniela_5542]

How long did your cough last?

[@kcarl]

@@daniela_5542 it lasted about a month 😞

[@Ladycouture99]

Hi doctor , I suffered from COVID and got recovered last week. Although I have cough only like 3 times maximum a day ,mostly at night . But the issue , nothing can stop the cough except hot water .it's more like a tickle in the throat first , then to stop that I have to cough badly .. what to do now doctor

[@marshwiggleme]

I had Covid a month ago, I still have a cough. It's productive (sort of) and recently Is accompanied by loud wheezy breathing afterward, can't take big breaths after an episode. Not sure how long this lasts?

[@itsmel908]

I'm a few weeks after covid and have the same with wheezing and everything. I call it a cough attack, hate it i can't breathe for a min after, doctor gave me an inhaler.

[@jackelynem3303]

Do you feel like you have thick mucus in your chest? Plus wheezing? I’m feeling the same :(

[@janc8199]

Try Blackberry brandy..I had one of those nasty loud wheezing coughs, and after I took a swig of it the next day it was gone, but I do still have the nagging cough..The brandy feels good going down and it is good for the lungs. Read the benefits.

[@brandonlopez8137]

We’re all on the same boat I’m I’ve been coughing up dark yellow phlegm for 3 weeks I got my inhaler hope it goes away soon praying for everyone’s safe recovery

[@thelmabelda5447]

Recently had slight colds after which had extreme cough attacks. The coughs dont stop for some mins. It isnt productive but I cant even take in air to breath. I felt nearly passing out. I dont know if it was covid related but I drank very strong brewed fresh ginger root many times a day. After a few days it was gone, no more coughing.

[@Laryngopedia]

So glad you're better.