I had a bad cold six weeks ago, but I've continued to have a dry cough since then. It's like my bronchial tubes go into spasm, especially when I talk. Sometimes my throat feels a little tight and I'll go into a spastic dry cough and I can't finish my sentence. Does asthma happen suddenly? Or is it bronchitis?? I have no congestion or other symptoms. This happened to me the last two times I had a cold.
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It's possible to have a residual asthma-type reaction after a cold because your bronchial tubes are still irritated, without it being asthma. But check with a doctor, specifically an allergist, you could have undiagnosed asthma that only is noticeable when you've had a cold.
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Sister, I wish I were a doctor!  I do know that when I am in the first stages of the flu, I get light headed, even dizzy to the point of the room spinning, but I don't pass out.\n\nIf you have the flu, if that is what it is, it could say a lot about being winded.\n\nHowever, and this just recently happened to a friend.  Ask the doc about Human Parvo.  Have you heard of it?  The lump might even be caused by this.  All your other symptoms point in this direction also.  \n\nI think you told me that you were seeing your ENT tomorrow, and I hope it's early.  Look it up on your fave health sight, or just google it or go to about.com.  Anything!\n\nA blood test will tell if you have this.  Don't miss the doc appointment.  I'll pray for you!
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I'm sorry I don't have an answer for you. I just wanted to say that my ears do that as well. I cough, I feel like I'm gagging, my eyes water, and sometimes I even sneeze. I hate cleaning my ears. I just wanted to tell you that you're not alone.
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There are problems that can crop up.  The biggest would be food or drink going down the wrong way.  Usually pain full and distressing but only rarely serious as the bodies natural defences tend to stop it quickly.\n\nThe biggest risk is probably from inhaling saliva especially if it is contaminated with gastric juice.   This can cause inhalation pneumonia but it is highly unlikely and if it did happen is likely to be mild.  Recommend that you avoid alcohol, or spicy food in the evening. \n\nTwo important things.  Firsts is common sense - if in any doubt about contamination of the bronchial tubes or lungs seek advice.\n\nSecondly - keep swallowing.  Repeated use of the muscles will strengthen them and may well act to restore more feeling and mobility.\n\nGood luck.
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Hey! I'm not the only one!  That happened to me on Christmas Day 6 months ago. I had to go to the hospital because I was gagging so much.  \nThe thing that hangs is called your uvula.  It's actually pretty rare for it to swell so large that it touches your tongue but it's usually caused by a bacterial infection. \nTry ibuprofen to reduce swelling first.  If nothing improves, you may want to see a Dr.\nIf you go to the hospital, the Dr. might give you a steroid in the form of a pill or a shot.  At least, that's what my doctor did.  Take the shot if you go; it works faster.  The swelling went down to a comfortable level within 12 hours, but it took 4 days to feel normal again.  The wierd part was that I didn't really have any other cold symptoms other then a sore throat and the uvula swelling.\n\nhttp://www.biocrawler.com/encyclopedia/Uvula
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the same thing happens to me my doctor said it could be because i"ve pu on some weight or it could be a pinched nerve,I don't have insurance right now so I can't afford the tests.Mine feels like it asleep at first then it kinda starts to burn and feels like neeedles are being stuck in my leg,like you it's just my left leg and it just goes fron my knee to the groin area,it seeems to flair up after standing for a while or walking.If I find out anything I'll let you know do the same.Good luck.Any body know of a reasonable Insurance that someone with Asthm can purchase?I'm trying to buy some and it's not cheap and I've been turned down because I have asthma and I haven't been tobacco free for at least 2 yrs./Depressing to see all the illegals covered by state plans,but thats a whole nother can of worms.
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well... i don't know what is wrong with me all of a sudden but it seems like since i got pregnant i have asthma or something and my through feels like my tubes are all puffy inside so when i laugh when i'm out of breath i sould like mutley on that old racing cartoon. there's like barely any noise coming out, it just sounds like wheezing.
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A dry cough is noise but no mucus. A wet cough is productive (you are spitting up mucus.)\n\nStop. Don't reach for the cough medicine until you know what you're doing. And certainly don't give it to children or people with addictions until you understand exactly what those ingredients mean.\n\n\nThe first thing to find out is whether your cough mixture is an antitussive or an expectorant. It cannot be both. One cough mixture does not treat all coughs. If your cough mixture claims to contain both ingredients (and there are some which do), put it back on the shelf immediately.\n\n\n\nAn antitussive is a cough mixture which stops the coughing reflex. It is intended for the kind of cough we commonly call dry: that itchy, persistent scratch in the throat. It's often caused by an irritation in the throat, and coughing just makes the irritation worse. So the best remedy is to suppress the body's natural reaction to cough. Antitussives may be addictive, because they work on the cough reflex in the brain. If you are concerned about addiction, look for an antitussive called dextromethorphan, which is considered safe.\n\nAn expectorant is a cough mixture which assists the coughing reflex. Yes, that's right, it helps you cough more. It is intended for the kind of cough we commonly call wet, or productive: you cough up mucus. Where is that mucus coming from? It's coming from your lungs. What happens if you don't cough it out? You can answer that one yourself.\n\n\nYour lungs normally produce a certain amount of mucus, which is carried out of the lungs by little hair-like cilia lining the air pipes. It's so natural you don't even notice it. However, if you have an infection, or sometimes just an allergic reaction to something, this can result in a buildup of mucus. Your body's natural reaction is to clear the lungs by coughing. Once the infection has cleared, and the mucus buildup has gone, the coughing will stop by itself and you'll be able to breathe again.\n\n\nThat's step one. Identify what kind of cough you want to treat, and buy the right kind of formulation. Anti-tussives for dry coughs, expectorants for wet coughs. If you want to keep cough mixture in your first aid cupboard, make sure you have one of each.\n\n\nStep two is to find out more about the other ingredients in a cough mixture. Very few cough mixtures have just one ingredient. Often, the ingredients fight each other instead of working together.\n\n\nSome cough mixtures have ingredients to help stop pain. This can be useful with both an antitussive and an expectorant. If your throat is sore, you want to soothe the pain. If your lungs are painful from a tight chest caused by inflammation, some pain relief is always welcome. Codeine is often added to cough mixture to help soothe the pain. That's fine - but be aware that codeine is potentially very addictive. It is a derivative of morphine, which is a powerful narcotic painkiller. If you're buying a cough mixture for children or people with addictions, avoid the codeine.\n\n\nAnother ingredient often added to cough mixtures is an antihistamine, which helps fight allergic reactions. It is probably a good combination with an antitussive, where coughing may result from an allergic reaction in the throat. It can happen that lungs fill up with phlegm caused by an allergic post-nasal drip, for example, so don't be surprised to see it in an expectorant.\n\n\nSome cough mixtures have a bronchodilator added. This is an ingredient that helps widen the air passages in the lungs. It can be a very helpful ingredient when your lungs are filled with mucus, because it gives the mucus room to move so that it can be coughed out more easily. It is completely useless in an antitussive and serves only to increase the price.\n\n\nDecongestants help soften the phlegm, so that it can move out of the lungs more easily. Once again, these are only appropriate in an expectorant. Your doctor
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Bronchitis is the inflamation of the tubes to the lungs. It is caused by the virus and it is worsened by hard excessive coughing. Generally it starts with a cold and move on to Bronchitis.\n\nSigns:\nhard to breathe\nwheezing\npain in chest\ncant catch a full breath\nhurts to bend over\nfeelings of mucous you cant get out\n\nYou may just have a COLD. With a cold you have watery eyes, itcy hurting throat, possible temperature, coughing, tired, swollen lymphnodes in neck (so it can be hard to swollow), possible headach, chills or hot, and your nose runs.\n\nThe Flu mimics a cold but it can last longer that the week that a cold lasts and you can have high Fever and bedridden.\n\nIf you mom is a nurse, listen to her but make sure she knows all your symptoms. Remeber, you have to wait the week out for a cold with the flu you need a doctor. Doctors can not give you stong meds for a cold, it has to run its course.
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if its just a "little cough" then no. if its like a "barking cough" then yes. if it happened when you are around the same thing or exersizing then yes. \ndo some research, find out what you think it is.\ntry going to Webmd.com and type in your symptoms, it will tell you possiblitys, check them out.\n if you really think its that bad then go see a docter.
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it could be a number of things. i would go to the Dr. and have him check you out. do you smoke? if so and sometimes even if you don't it could be bronchitis. i know when i have bronchitis my cough really smells bad cause of the infection in my lungs, so i would go to the Dr. and let him check you out. or go to http://www.webmd.com/ you might get answers there.
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under your ribs you have lungs if you've been coughing a lot or sick you could have bronchitis or pneumonia check with your doctor
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Common asthma symptoms include: \nCoughing. Coughing from asthma is often worse at night or early in the morning, making it hard to sleep. \nWheezing. Wheezing is a whistling or squeaky sound when you breathe. \nChest tightness. This can feel like something is squeezing or sitting on your chest. \nShortness of breath. Some people say they can't catch their breath, or they feel breathless or out of breath. You may feel like you can't get enough air in or out of your lungs. \nFaster breathing or noisy breathing. \nThe only way to know for sure would be to see your doctor.
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Cold/flu-like symptoms can be something else. Please, don't put your health in the hands of an amateur forum. Respect your mind and body. Consult your doctor. (I am a physician myself and this is the best advice I can possibly give you.)
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What Is Asthma? \n\nAsthma (Az-muh) is a chronic disease that affects your airways. The airways are the tubes that carry air in and out of your lungs. If you have asthma, the inside walls of your airways are inflamed (swollen). The inflammation (IN-fla-MAY-shun) makes the airways very sensitive, and they tend to react strongly to things that you are allergic to or find irritating. When the airways react, they get narrower, and less air flows through to your lung tissue. This causes symptoms like wheezing (a whistling sound when you breathe), coughing, chest tightness, and trouble breathing, especially at night and in the early morning. \n\nAsthma cannot be cured, but most people with asthma can control it so that they have few and infrequent symptoms and can live active lives. \n\nWhen your asthma symptoms become worse than usual, it is called an asthma episode or attack. During an asthma attack, muscles around the airways tighten up, making the airways narrower so less air flows through. Inflammation increases, and the airways become more swollen and even narrower. Cells in the airways may also make more mucus than usual. This extra mucus also narrows the airways. These changes make it harder to breathe.
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Sounds like a mild asthma attack, but I'm not a doctor. To try and relieve yourself until you can see a doctor try using cough drops (like halls) and things like that. If those don't work hot coffee usually does the trick for me when I don't have my rescue inhaler. The caffine is a stimulant and helps to loosen up your lungs for easier breathing until you can make a visit to your doctor.
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it could be allergies, and if you aren't careful it can turn into asthma.  But either way , go and see a doctor.