2006-12-07 13:15:19 · 4 answers · asked by Glenna S 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
Have you actually seen a pulmonologist? You probably need to have a pulmonary function test done, possibly with a methacholine challenge.
2006-12-09 10:33:35 · answer #1 · answered by cynical1963 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi! I was always coughing and doctors said it was allergies. I ended up in the hospital last year for 12 days. They vacummed out my lungs! lots of pflemn sp? and the pulmonary specialist said to put a cinder block under the head of my bed to prevent GERD, reflux of gastric acids to "back-wash" back up my esophogus and that leak into my lungs!! I experimented and found that 4" incline worked perfectly for me! No coughes; no repiratory probs and excellent health this whole year and a half!! THANK GOODNESS! I do take antacid tablets when I overeat at night--but generally try to eat sparingly at night.
2006-12-07 21:31:20 · answer #2 · answered by Martell 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I coughed all winter long a dry deep cough. they had me do a test and drink some suff and found very high acid reflex. I now take previcid 2 times a day and the cough is leaving and I stay away from cigarette smoke cause that affected the acid reflex
2006-12-07 23:10:22 · answer #3 · answered by petloverlady 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
quit smoking
2006-12-07 21:24:47 · answer #4 · answered by death_kreaps 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋