Yes no link but my Dr has been prescribing me reflux PPI's for the last year and nothing helps or lets say the different PPI's given even increasing the dose by loads did not touch the cough, how weird.....I hope the cough is from the smoking, my friends say its my cat that sleeps on my chest at night or just next to me, I fail to believe this as sometimes when she is not there I still cough.
I have had reflux before and still do sometimes I can feel it other times I wake from it as it reaches my voicebox (awful feeling) like you are choking
Hi kay. I use a device called a respiratory flutter pipe to clear trapped mucous. It gives excellent relief through vibratory back-pressure which gathers up the mucous till it can be easily coughed up without hacking. Not suitable for people with cardiac problems. If it's a typical smoker's cough it could easily take a few more months to clear, as your tissues heal they are sensitive and no longer "protected" by tar.
Your doc is probably right about asthma. You could try allergy tests to root out causes. It could be the cat! Or hair on your bed. Or dust. Or a foodstuff. I'm particularly affected by diesel fumes and air-fresheners etc. The thing is, if you have a successful strategy for getting relief you will avoid anxiety and feel much better by being in control. A friend controls his asthma with acupuncture twice a year, no inhalers at all! You never know.
Before this cold sensation started I remember waking up in the middle of the night coughing! Every time I take a deep breath I cough like something crazy! I do believe it's in my lungs though! I took 2 ibuprofen yesterday and it did help a little! It's like I have inflammation in my nose throats and lungs if that makes any sense! I've done googled everything I could think of looking for answers! I'm getting so damn tired of getting the run around! I pray the lung dr can help me when I see him Thursday!
Hi misty. My reflux is also unresponsive to PPIs. In my case it is caused by a large hiatus hernia squeezing my stomach. Only avoiding certain foods and sitting upright after meals brings relief. If you are trying to control excess mucous production by shallow breathing you'll get nowhere. The opposite is the answer. Plenty of aerobic exercise to open the lungs and strengthen the diaphragm. You could ask to attend group pulmonary rehabilitation courses run by the NHS. Supervised by specialist nurses. You will be taught simple fitness exercises and methods to clear mucous, and above all education on the various pulmonary problems. If you're an ex smoker it will be the top of your lungs that are most useless - so deeper breathing is needed to clear the gunk. Better out than in! The trick is to expel the mucous without hacking. Breathing out FULLY through the mouth and in through the nose 4 or5 times and then 'huffing' is a good method.
Having 3 conditions at once under the umbrella term of COPD makes it difficult to know what the problem is at any one time, but all three make mucous expulsion a must. I would suggest perhaps a regular herbal anti-inflammatory eg turmeric extract may help. My sympathy and empathy goes out to anyone with respiratory difficulty, everybody's a bit different and sometimes it seems no-one understands.
Hi kay, misty et al. Here's a thing worth considering. After working in the bus industry for years and years, one of my main "triggers" is diesel fumes. Do you live in the city or near a major road? I have a thin mesh tube neck garment like the army wear in the desert. Keeps the air filtered and pre-warmed. If I am badly exposed to fumes I feel crap and always have a worse day the next day. As time goes by I am more tolerant I assume I am still healing post smoking and post retirement.
I AM The same cough when i breathe in deep! And I have googled many hours too for answers, do you feel when you breathing in deep i feel my cold sensation actually feels like its blocking my throat so no further air can get in, its terrible today, I went shopping and was walking a fair bit and it starts again, so its enduced by walking?? I hate this, its my birthday and im so angry its back and choking me, makes me panic
There is a form of asthma known as exercise induced. Perhaps worth investigation. Trouble is you need to keep going! If you are storing up mucous you need to get it out. The choking feeling describes asthma perfectly. Asthma causes constriction of the airways as the muscles contract. Stop and breathe out FULLY then in through the nose a few times until you get relief. The panic is completely natural ; who doesn't panic when they can't breathe? The breathing exercise above will help stop the panic too, as it breaks the circle of adrenaline production caused by the breathlessness. You may benefit from a daily dose of St. John's Wort. Helps with mild anxiety. Check with your doctor of course, it may not mix with other meds. The best is cough up then keep exercising, don't give up. Then you feel improved and more confident next time. Happy birthday kay, and many of them :-)
Happy Birthday Kay! The only time I don't feel the cold sensation is when I'm asleep and the first hour I'm up! But I've noticed today for some reason I've sneezed about 10 times and it's made it worse! So I'm wondering if that dr could be right that it could b a nerve in my nose triggering all this s**t! If the lung dr don't tell me something thurs morning I'm gonna scream! Try to enjoy your birthday! I'll let you know what the dr says thurs morning!!
Thank you for the birthday wishes, had a bad day yesterday - cold sensation and coughing with a tickle every time I breathe in and the constricted wheeze again in my throat, s**t times!
I'm so mad I went to my appt at 8:45 at 10:00 I was still waiting the nurse said he had an emergency surgery! I worked 12 hrs last night so I was sleepy and ill so at 10:30 I told the nurse I couldn't wait any longer I worked 12 hrs and have to work 12 hrs tonight so I had to reschedule 😡 Til October 31st! I've got an appt with my ent dr Monday I'm gonna tell him to schedule me a Ct on my nose and throat idc if I have to pay for it! My throats feels like it's on fire! I'm starting to feel sick from this I know something is wrong! These damn drs act like we are stupid we know when something is not right! I'm so drained mentally and physically I don't know if me worrying about this is causing me to be sick or what but I can't keep going through this I just wanna 😢
So sorry to hear this - I have been waiting 13 weeks for my Respiratory appointment so you are lucky to have it rescheduled so quickly!
I have suffered yesterday, tight throat, wheeze, ice cold blocking air feeling when breathing, hideous to the point I want to rip my throat out!
I know where you are coming from, I know something is not right with my lungs or throat and I might just make an appointment with ENT myself privately to investigate further, let us know what the ENT say today?
I'm sorry you have to wait that long for your appt! I just don't understand why a dr can't figure out what's going on with us! When I breath it doesn't hurt only the cold or burning sensation! I do notice that when I take ibuprofen it eases it up some that's the only thing that helps! It's kinda like my lungs or nose is inflamed if that makes since! If I suck on ice or a popsicle it helps a little! I've noticed that this feeling is moving up to the roof of my mouth! It almost feels like my mouth is deteorating I hope not but it's raw! I smoke and I know I need to stop! That's great you stopped smoking! I was reading one of the comments that said maybe it's a viral infection, well if it is how do they check for that? I'm grasping at every straw I can to figure this out! I just wanna feel back to normal again! This has really brought me down!
HI Kay and all others I suffer from the same problem. I have had a dry hacking cough since last June. Several months ago I started to notice the extremely cold air sensation when I breathe. It doesn't seem to matter what the room air temp is. I have a disease called Raynauds Syndrome that is caused by vasoconstriction. I also have Sjogrens Syndrome which is an autoimmune disfunction of the salivary glands and more. Extreme dryness is a hallmark of this. Inflammation is another. Anyways, I HATE this awful feeling of breathing cold air. I hope we all can find relief from this.