Dscreations
04-07-2007, 12:13 AM
Ok i have mucus in my thoart and i take Duomax tablet caps and they do help a little for a little while than later I COUGH LIKE HELL and theres no stoping till i get a sip of water.
My mom made me take some warm milk, chesse cuz she says those help alot but she dont understand too much english and my doctor said no soda's,Diary products.
i have tirednot to drink milk at skool just apple juice but i get too thrusty after spicy chicken and i'm 16 and going to a high school i need this coughing problem FIXED ASAP please please somebody help me...:mad:
My mom made me take some warm milk, chesse cuz she says those help alot but she dont understand too much english and my doctor said no soda's,Diary products.
i have tirednot to drink milk at skool just apple juice but i get too thrusty after spicy chicken and i'm 16 and going to a high school i need this coughing problem FIXED ASAP please please somebody help me...:mad:
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Dscreations
04-07-2007, 01:11 AM
please somebody help me ....
goody2shuz
04-07-2007, 01:54 AM
Hi....if your coughing continues to be a problem and you can't get any relief you should see a doctor. Are you taking any cough medicine??? Perhaps if you get something like Nyquil or Dayquil they will help you out.
Another thing is I heard that whooping cough is running around the nation at alarming rates and is highly contagious. The immunization that you got as an infant only lasts for 10 years so it may be possible that you may have come into contact with it. Another name for it is pertussis and when you cough and try to catch your breath you will hear a "woooooop" sound. If this is happening it is very important that you have it checked out by a doctor ASAP.
I hope you are feeling better soon.
Oh...and dairy products are a big no-no when there is a cough since it only builds up the mucus making things even worse. Clear fluids are best.
Good luck ~ Goody:angel: :wave:
Another thing is I heard that whooping cough is running around the nation at alarming rates and is highly contagious. The immunization that you got as an infant only lasts for 10 years so it may be possible that you may have come into contact with it. Another name for it is pertussis and when you cough and try to catch your breath you will hear a "woooooop" sound. If this is happening it is very important that you have it checked out by a doctor ASAP.
I hope you are feeling better soon.
Oh...and dairy products are a big no-no when there is a cough since it only builds up the mucus making things even worse. Clear fluids are best.
Good luck ~ Goody:angel: :wave:
Dscreations
04-07-2007, 02:24 AM
ya i know clear fuilds i'm drinking water and tea drank a gallon of water today... and tea... and uh no... no cough medicine doctor said dont take nothing else expext duomax
aswander
04-10-2007, 10:21 AM
Hi there,
Acid Reflux may be causing the coughing - there is a variant of acid reflux disease called LPR, laryngopharyngeal reflux. What this means is that some acid escapes the stomach, gets into the esophogous, then even gets out of the esophogous into your throat. Since you're in high school, you're probably taking chemistry - so you know the pH scale? Well, the hydrochloric acid in your stomach (HCL) has a pH of 2 - that is really really really acidic, and while the stomach has it's own protections, the throat has none. Luckily, LPR can usually be treated, but you have follow my directions.
1. First do online research on "LPR", "laryngopharyngeal reflux", "laryngeal pharyngeal reflux" and "atypical reflux". It goes by different names.
2. Once you've familiarized yourself with this problem, print out the best articles on it. Make an appointment with a good otolaryngologist (that's an "ENT" or Ear Nose and Throat doctor". The ENTs who are most familiar with LPR work in major cities that have large numbers of professional vocalists, because LPR strikes singers in very high numbers. Remember Ashlee SImpson's flub on Saturday Night Live? She has LPR too. One good way to find a doctor familiar with LPR is to ****** "voice disorders" and the name of the city closest to you. A local doctor might be able to recognize LPR, but many of them haven't seen it.
3. At the appointment, the ENT will scope you and observe your larynx. Typically, if red and swollen and raw, it's evidence of acid damage. Now here is the important part - the doctor will prescribe a medication called a "Proton Pump Inhibitor" (PPI). PPIs are pills that reduce the amount of acid your stomach produces. This in turn, means that less acid can escape your stomach and get into your throat. It's not a cure, but it's a very effective treatment and PPIs are for the most part, very safe. There are about 5 or 6 major brands of PPIs out there. The key thing is finding out which brand works for you and taking the appropriate dose.
Dosage is critical. Most local yokal docs will start you off on 1 dose of a PPI per day, but this is inadequate at treating LPR. LPR requires 2 time PPI dosing each day. When you take the PPIs is also important - taking one at night and one in the morning doesn't work for a lot of people, but taking both pills together tends to work for those people.
The brand the doctor prescribes is also critical. I've been active on the Acid Reflux message board for over 2 years, and it's well documented there that Nexium and Aciphex tend to work the best for LPR.
Based on that board's feedback, I'd summarize the list of PPIs in order of effectiveness as:
1. Nexium
2. Aciphex
3. Prevacid
4. Zegrid
5, Prilosec BRAND (By Prescription)
6. Protonix
7. Prilosec OTC (the only non-prescription PPI).
You may notice there is a non-prescription PPI on the list. Don't bother sith it, Prilosec OTC is not even manufactured by the makers of Prilosec brand. It doesn't work for anyone with LPR and isn't even worth trying. In fact, it's typically made LPR suffererers' symptoms even worse.
So go to the acid reflux message board here, do some of your own research on this condition, make an appointment with an ENT, and demand a prescription for a double-dose of Nexium or Aciphex.
For many people with even severe LPR, being on a double dose of PPI for 6 months to a few years can even lead to getting off the PPI one day. Acid reflux is considered a permanent condition, but it's also cyclical and random. Certain things can make it worse or spur on an extra bad attack, for which symptoms can perpetuate for months.
So good luck - I thihnk this will be very helpful.
Acid Reflux may be causing the coughing - there is a variant of acid reflux disease called LPR, laryngopharyngeal reflux. What this means is that some acid escapes the stomach, gets into the esophogous, then even gets out of the esophogous into your throat. Since you're in high school, you're probably taking chemistry - so you know the pH scale? Well, the hydrochloric acid in your stomach (HCL) has a pH of 2 - that is really really really acidic, and while the stomach has it's own protections, the throat has none. Luckily, LPR can usually be treated, but you have follow my directions.
1. First do online research on "LPR", "laryngopharyngeal reflux", "laryngeal pharyngeal reflux" and "atypical reflux". It goes by different names.
2. Once you've familiarized yourself with this problem, print out the best articles on it. Make an appointment with a good otolaryngologist (that's an "ENT" or Ear Nose and Throat doctor". The ENTs who are most familiar with LPR work in major cities that have large numbers of professional vocalists, because LPR strikes singers in very high numbers. Remember Ashlee SImpson's flub on Saturday Night Live? She has LPR too. One good way to find a doctor familiar with LPR is to ****** "voice disorders" and the name of the city closest to you. A local doctor might be able to recognize LPR, but many of them haven't seen it.
3. At the appointment, the ENT will scope you and observe your larynx. Typically, if red and swollen and raw, it's evidence of acid damage. Now here is the important part - the doctor will prescribe a medication called a "Proton Pump Inhibitor" (PPI). PPIs are pills that reduce the amount of acid your stomach produces. This in turn, means that less acid can escape your stomach and get into your throat. It's not a cure, but it's a very effective treatment and PPIs are for the most part, very safe. There are about 5 or 6 major brands of PPIs out there. The key thing is finding out which brand works for you and taking the appropriate dose.
Dosage is critical. Most local yokal docs will start you off on 1 dose of a PPI per day, but this is inadequate at treating LPR. LPR requires 2 time PPI dosing each day. When you take the PPIs is also important - taking one at night and one in the morning doesn't work for a lot of people, but taking both pills together tends to work for those people.
The brand the doctor prescribes is also critical. I've been active on the Acid Reflux message board for over 2 years, and it's well documented there that Nexium and Aciphex tend to work the best for LPR.
Based on that board's feedback, I'd summarize the list of PPIs in order of effectiveness as:
1. Nexium
2. Aciphex
3. Prevacid
4. Zegrid
5, Prilosec BRAND (By Prescription)
6. Protonix
7. Prilosec OTC (the only non-prescription PPI).
You may notice there is a non-prescription PPI on the list. Don't bother sith it, Prilosec OTC is not even manufactured by the makers of Prilosec brand. It doesn't work for anyone with LPR and isn't even worth trying. In fact, it's typically made LPR suffererers' symptoms even worse.
So go to the acid reflux message board here, do some of your own research on this condition, make an appointment with an ENT, and demand a prescription for a double-dose of Nexium or Aciphex.
For many people with even severe LPR, being on a double dose of PPI for 6 months to a few years can even lead to getting off the PPI one day. Acid reflux is considered a permanent condition, but it's also cyclical and random. Certain things can make it worse or spur on an extra bad attack, for which symptoms can perpetuate for months.
So good luck - I thihnk this will be very helpful.