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What Causes Constant Coughing During The Night?

I cough off and on during the day and when I go to bed I cough constantly, wheeze and my husband says I sound like am going to choke to death. I get in the recliner every night so I do not get enough sleep. My doctor gave me a sample of Simbacort to use twice daily but so far cannot tell any difference. My energy level is gone.I am very sorry but I am on a fixed income and cannot afford your 15.00 fee. So I guess we are done. Thanks anyway.
Tue, 30 Dec 2014
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Hello,
This is Dr. Papaqako answering your question.
Thanks for posting your query to HCM.

Cough can be a problem of various causes affecting the lungs.
-- If you have signs of a viral infection, and your general condition is good, you have no fever, and cough is present for not more then 3 weeks...then the cough is a normal reaction of the lungs to clear the secretions. Should need just symptomatic treatment.
-- If you are wheezing and the cough is dry (without sputum) and causes you shortness of breath, then asthma may be a possible diagnoses, and simbacort is a good treatment. If that is not helping after 1 week that you are using it, then maybe you should consider seeing your doctor again, so he prescribes something else also (like Ventolin inhaler of oral steroids according to your physical examination results).
--Other causes of bad cough, lasting more then 3 weeks may be post nazal drip, a complication of a viral infection into pneumonia, smoking may make coughing worse and last longer, ect.

Hope this helps,
Take care.
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What Causes Constant Coughing During The Night?

Hello, This is Dr. Papaqako answering your question. Thanks for posting your query to HCM. Cough can be a problem of various causes affecting the lungs. -- If you have signs of a viral infection, and your general condition is good, you have no fever, and cough is present for not more then 3 weeks...then the cough is a normal reaction of the lungs to clear the secretions. Should need just symptomatic treatment. -- If you are wheezing and the cough is dry (without sputum) and causes you shortness of breath, then asthma may be a possible diagnoses, and simbacort is a good treatment. If that is not helping after 1 week that you are using it, then maybe you should consider seeing your doctor again, so he prescribes something else also (like Ventolin inhaler of oral steroids according to your physical examination results). --Other causes of bad cough, lasting more then 3 weeks may be post nazal drip, a complication of a viral infection into pneumonia, smoking may make coughing worse and last longer, ect. Hope this helps, Take care.