I live in Southern California and for years have had recurring bouts of sinusitis and bronchitis which seem to be triggered from allergies to dust/dustmites/pollution and lord knows what else (allergy tests didn't identify anything...). I have managed to control and practically eliminate the sinus component of the problem through daily sinus irrigation with a simple saline solution. However, I still go right into the bronchial component of the reaction. This goes on for a full two weeks and almost never fails to turn into bronchitis. The worst part is the dry, reactive, non-productive cough that goes on all day and all night. Codeine cough medicine doesn't touch it. The antihistamines don't seem to help the cough (well, benadryl helps the first couple of times I take it then my tolerance to it kicks in.)

Has anyone else experienced this type of recurring bronchitis accompanied by this god-awful coughing? Have you figured out how to calm the cough at night?(shy of taking valium, that is) Steam treatments feel good for a few minutes, but don't help in the long term. I seem to drink a swimming pool of water everyday to stay hydrated, but cannot get to the bottom of the cough. Any ideas? It is incredibly frustrating to go through this every 2-3 months some years and I can't fathom continuing to deal with this as I become a senior citizen!!!

Are you taking any other medications? Do you think your non-productive cough is Asthma?

I have recurrent sinusitis which the doctor thinks is allergy related so I'm to visit an allergist tomorrow. I have a productive cough due to post nasal drip. When my Asthma flares up, I have a non-productive cough.

Do you find that there are certain times that you cough more? Maybe caused "irritants" like smoke, scented items, etc.?

My two kids came down with severe daily coughs for ten months and it was the chlorine our water company had started putting into our water supply. Check with your water company to see if they chlorinate their water. Maybe you are also sensitive to chlorine.
Even if pool water does'nt bother you it could still bother you if its drank. Thats the way it is for my kids.

After seeing their pediaticians numerous times they started coming to a conclusion that they were developing asthma! WRONG.

They have been cough free for 9 years except...when they accidentally get a new source of chlorine (school, friends home etc)or temporarily sick with virus cold etc.

For some strange reason they are hyper sensitive to "Chlorinated" tap water. They drink it they start coughing. The coughing was so bad it would take hours for them to fall asleep.

After stopping the ingestion of the tap water and replacing it with chlorine free bottle water their coughs were gone in about 48 hours.

I've also read that you can inhale more chlorine during a warm shower than drinking several glasses of water. So if it is a chlorine problem then a chlorine filter in the shower might be a good thing to look into. I don't have any info on this kind of a product but just read this recently.

I have very similar symptoms that started about 4 months ago and won't go away. I've been through 3 series of antibiotics and it hasn't helped. If you've figured it out please let me know.

Thanks

You need to visit a good allergist. You could have asthma and/or post nasal drip. A nose spray like Flonase can easily stop the drip that leads to coughing. Or you may need an inhaler. Your best bet is to see a doctor and rule all of these possibilities out. Good luck!

I've had a sinus infection and bronchitis for 2 weeks. They say it just drags on and on. Some people in my office have had it for 1 month. That's something to look forward to. The doctor recommended Robitussin DM. It helps some but not completely but it keeps me up if I take it at night. Let me know if you find anything. I only get it about once a year but it seems to last forever.

I'm not sure who to address this to or who started the thread, but I use to be just like you. I would get a scratchy throat that would turn into bronchitis every winter usually in December or January and last a couple of months. I would cough up gobs of phlegm and sound like I had been a smoker for years. I never had a fever or felt bad otherwise, so I knew it was allergies (I've always had sinus and postnasal drip). Well, I let that go on a few years, and guess what? Now I have asthma. Its not severe. I don't have bad attacks or anything, but I guess my lungs are somewhat damaged by all the coughing. So don't let this go, get to an allergist and take care of it before it gets severe!

i have been coughing daily since i started to have a glass of wine with my tea every night,i think it maybe the white grapes,any ideas welcome??? :yawn: