Also, I had quit last year for 2 years but I STILL had a dry cough, I went to doctor did test but he said nothing. The dry cough seems to stay with me regardless if I'm smoking or not. Have you the same experience? Will it take more than 2 years for my cough to go away???
2006-10-21 15:09:52 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
It will go away soon. and congratulations for quitting. It takes so many hours for nicotine to get out the body and 7 years for lungs go back to the way it was, but veins and tissue are damaged permanently. I suggest to see a throat, nose, and ears specialist to make sure you don't have anymore problems in your throat. Don't mean to scare you but like throat cancer for example.
2006-10-21 15:21:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I quit smoking 4 years ago. I had a lot of coughing still for the first year after I quit. You may have something wrong if you were still coughing after 2 years. You may have allergies or something that cause you to cough and you have always attributed the cough to the smoking.
If you are concerned you should always see a doctor. Maybe have a chest x-ray or something to rule out anything serious. Smoking does cause some long-term effects that may need to be dealt with like emphasema or cancer in the throat or lungs.
2006-10-21 15:16:27 · answer #2 · answered by queen_stine_1991 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-17 09:41:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you just recently quit, you will have smoker's cough for a while. Your lungs are breaking up the tar and other crap that is in your lungs. If it has been 2 years, you might want to talk to your doctor.
2006-10-21 15:14:02 · answer #4 · answered by andy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
After I stopped smoking, I still cough for the next two years, slowly decreased to stop.
However, it wasn't dry pretty much till the end.
May be you need to look around of your environment. I got dry cough when exposed to hot, and dry, dusty area, or sudden change of temperature.
Talk to your doctor of your concern and ask him about the test and the result. Some times, you need to push to get more of attention from doctor. If he doesn't seem to care, go see another.
2006-10-21 15:33:56 · answer #5 · answered by wonderwoman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
smoker's cough goes away within a few days of quitting. sounds like there is something else going on with you. why not get a second opinion from a different doctor?
2006-10-21 15:17:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Maybe it won't. You're probably stuck with the woman's smoking moustache and the wrinkles around your mouth, too. But.....your lungs, heart, and vital functions are definitely healthier. The cough may sound nasty, but that's probably just a permanent reminder of what an ugly habit you had. It's not going to hurt you, though. Move on.
2006-10-21 15:19:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
KUDOS on not smoking. It takes a long period of time for the cough to go away, however, to open your lungs more and cough less to almost gone, you need to break tar and yuck up. You need to do some cardio work, or something that cause you to work your lungs. You will cough more at first, but you will feel a lot better. Your lungs will open up and you will cough a lot less
2006-10-21 15:17:02 · answer #8 · answered by gonzo_50 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I could not cough after quiting, maybe joging several miles a day did help. In turn, I drank warm strong tea in morning to cough out all green fluid for a while.
2006-10-22 16:57:47 · answer #9 · answered by toodd 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i smoked the same, but for about 12 years, and quit 5 years ago. the cough lingered for a few weeks. i'd say give it a couple more weeks, you'll be fine.
2016-03-18 22:41:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋