Coughing question

Ok, so I got sick about 4 weeks ago. It took me about a week to get better. But I have been having a cough since then. It can get pretty bad too. I have mini cough attacks. It's more of a dry cough than anything. Every once in awhile, a little mucus will come up, but that's not often. If I talk long enough, it makes the back of my throat feel dry and I have to cough or stop talking for a few seconds. I have been using Halls cough drops for a week or two to get through the day. It used to be so bad that I would cough A LOT all day and it just got ridiculous.

Any idea what it is/what to do?

Iv had the same thing for the last 7 weeks. Im kinda curious as to what it is too.

I get a bad dry cough every year around Christmas time. It's a real pain, because otherwise I never ever get sick. I'd suggest trying Waltussin, it's pretty cheap at Walgreens, and is just a generic cough suppressant that works really well on non-congestion related coughs. That, and just keep a jug of water with you, eventually it will go away.

I use a mixture of honey and vodka or gin. Mix a little vodka/gin with honey, make sure you do not put too much in, honey has to remain thick. Two tablespoons slow swallowed will coat throat and numb due to alcohol.

Make an appointment with PUSH.  Its free for Purdue students unless they run tests (blood test, etc).  You can always tell them no on the tests too.

Also Im going to have to ask you to stay out of Wiley Dinning Hall till you are no longer coughing.  Thank you.

You have AIDS.

You all have AIDS. Welcome to life in Africa.

RoboCop wrote: I have been thinking about going to PUSH. They just seem like they never know what they are doing. pntbl freak, do you work there? It seems like I would recognize you, but you would have to be on the outside. From now on, I'll be going to Wiley to eat until I find you. I actually had dinner there tonight.

Haha yeah I do and Ill be there till the end of this semester.  I worked the Wednesday dinner shift and was the one in a tan shirt taking care of the beverage stations for most of the night (collecting empty cup holders, changing milk and juices machines, etc...).


Edited by pntbl freak - 21 October 2010 at 8:26am

I'm still not exactly OK from my infections earlier. I still wake up with sore sinuses and a slight cough. 

I don't feel sick. It's just this darn cough. So I don't think it's anything that can spread. It's just annoying having to cough in the middle of class and smelling like cough drops all day.