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bad cough help!
i have allergies alright. lately ive been having a bad cough. its only bad when i sleep. every night im up 1-3 hours coughing. I think it might be a habit. I drink tons of water and there is alot of gunk in my chest. I take my perscription pills and other pills to help stop the cough. Guess what? It isnt working. I'm to the point where i cough so badly i throw up. please help me. i havent been able to sleep for a week.
15 years/girl
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alright i get the same thing every year what i do is drink something hot at least once a day. also if your wheezing you may have minor asthma this does mean you will have asthma attacks thats severe asthma. i recomend seeing your doctor and getting registered for an inhaler this will not cure your coughing rather prevent it like a cough your doctor may also perscribe you some medicine that is stronger than non-precription cough medicine.
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I would definitely sleep propped up on pillows or if you have one of those pillows that looks like an armchair use that to help you sit up...also make sure that you get everything out when you cough it up...don't swallow any of it...that only makes things worse...also you might want to talk to your doctor to see if you can take mucinex DM it's got a really great cough supressant and will help loosen the mucus that wont come out. that should help too.
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If you have mucus in your chest, it seems that when you lay down at night, that's when it tries to break up and come out.
I deal with that, too.
Things I find helpful:
Sleeping propped on pillows. Laying flat makes it worse.
When you start coughing up crud, standing in a steamy bathroom (or I just get in the shower with the water as hot as I can handle) because the steam seems to help break it up and bring it out.
Don't swallow it back down. Spit that junk out! Keep some tissue by your bed, and when you cough it up, spit it into the tissue. Anything, just spit it out.
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