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| BrynAlbee
- Sat Feb 18, 2006 1:09 pm |
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I'm a 20 year old female with a history of asthma. As an infant I had surgery on my throat because the blood vessels in my neck were growing together in a knot. I am don't take any medications. For the past month I have been sick, soar throat, runny nose, just the average cold, but in the past couple days it has escalated. I have uncontrolable coughing fits, so bad sometimes that I turn red and it's almost like I'm coughing up a lung. During these fits I can't breathe. Usually though the coughing is just a scratchy persistent cough, sometimes coughing up a deep yellow mucas. When I sleep at night I can't lay on either side because it causes a coughing fit because I can't breathe. When I lay on my back and sit up it's better, I still cough, but I rarely find that I can't breathe in these positions, and the coughing usually isn't a coughing fit like when I lay on my sides. When I lay on my stomach it is somewhere in the middle of the two. I have no idea what's going on and neither do any of the nurses I've seen. They said to take over the counter stuff but none of it has worked. Please tell me something so I can sleep and breathe at night and get through class and work without coughing like a maniac.
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| Theresa Jones, RN
- Thu May 25, 2006 9:02 am |
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 Hi BrynAlbee,
A productive cough of yellow, green, etc sputum typically indicates an infection is present and generally speaking, is treated with a course of antibiotic therapy. Certain over the counter medications should not be taken by individuals who have asthma. When purchasing over the counter medications it's wise to consult with the Pharmacist to assure safety. Bronchospasms may cause symptoms in which you describe and are typically treated with a bronchodialator to decrease episodes.
Sincerely,
Theresa Jones, RN
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