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Can Aspirin Cause Chronic Cough?
I was told to take daily baby aspirin about 3 or 4yrs ago due to going to er 2x for heart attack symptoms, then had to see cardiologist because of this. all this was caused by major daily stress due to fighting foreclosure with Bank of America.
I have developed this chronic cough. It isn't severe or anything like that, and I have constant congestion, spray my nose with home-made saline(water & himalayan salt), and always blowing out tons of congestion, often wondering where does it all come from even when I don't spray my nose, which is usually only at night before bed, but I still have this cough. Nothing really comes up, its dry cough, occasionally some clear mucus but I hate having it and wonder if this daily aspirin caused all this because I never had it before. I'm only 53yrs old so I was only 50 when these heart attacks happend and there was no damage done to my heart as I did under go stress test too and other tests to make sure heart wasn't damaged
Any ideas?
Mary M.
I have developed this chronic cough. It isn't severe or anything like that, and I have constant congestion, spray my nose with home-made saline(water & himalayan salt), and always blowing out tons of congestion, often wondering where does it all come from even when I don't spray my nose, which is usually only at night before bed, but I still have this cough. Nothing really comes up, its dry cough, occasionally some clear mucus but I hate having it and wonder if this daily aspirin caused all this because I never had it before. I'm only 53yrs old so I was only 50 when these heart attacks happend and there was no damage done to my heart as I did under go stress test too and other tests to make sure heart wasn't damaged
Any ideas?
Mary M.
Tue, 18 Nov 2014
Hi, thank you for asking Healthcare Magic.
I have gone through your query and understood your concerns. People having some growths in their nostrils (nasal polyps) are predisposed to some adverse effects of non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs especially aspirin. This can manifest through chronic cough. I would advise you consult an ENT specialist or general and family doctor to verify if these growths are not in your nostrils. Another possible cause of this can be allergy or some other problem within the lungs (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) or heart (problem with the left part of the heart.
I hope that answers your query.
I wish you well
I have gone through your query and understood your concerns. People having some growths in their nostrils (nasal polyps) are predisposed to some adverse effects of non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs especially aspirin. This can manifest through chronic cough. I would advise you consult an ENT specialist or general and family doctor to verify if these growths are not in your nostrils. Another possible cause of this can be allergy or some other problem within the lungs (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) or heart (problem with the left part of the heart.
I hope that answers your query.
I wish you well
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