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What Causes Tickling In Lungs When Breathing That Causes Coughing?

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Posted on Sat, 29 Mar 2014
Question: I have a persisting tickle in my chest/lungs area when breathing that causes me to cough, mostly at night. I've never smoked, fairly active hiking a few times a month, sometimes over 10 miles. I never have issues with my heart when I do. But this cough has come on my twice now already this year and lingers. I've also had it a few times in previous years but it eventually goes away. I was coughing up green mucus, but now it appears to be just white spit. Again, it gets really bad at night, doesn't matter if i'm sitting or lying. I'm taking mucinex during the day and nyquill at night.
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Answered by Dr. Gyanshankar Mishra (1 hour later)
Brief Answer: Get evaluated by a Pulmonologist. Detailed Answer: Hi, Thanks for posting the query on HCM. After going through your query, I would like to comment the following: 1. You seem to have suffered from repeated episodes of acute bronchitis. You are also currently a diagnosed case of GERD (Acid reflux). 2. Cause of repeated episodes of acute bronchitis could be: a. Upper airway cough syndrome (UACS) if you have associated symptoms of cold / nasal blockage during these episodes. b. Obstructive airway disease like asthma. c. Hyperresponsive airways. d. GERD induced cough. e. Post infective cough. f. Allergic cough. 3. You need a detailed clinical evaluation with a Pulmonologist. 4. Investigations required are chest Xray, Sputum examination, Serum IgE levels, Peripheral smear, CBC and Pulmonary function test. Management will be as per reports. 5. Also yearly flu vaccination will help prevent recurrent infections. I hope I have answered your query. I will be glad to answer follow up queries if any. Please accept my answer if you have no follow up queries. Regards Dr. Gyanshankar Mishra MBBS MD DNB Consultant Pulmonologist
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What Causes Tickling In Lungs When Breathing That Causes Coughing?

Brief Answer: Get evaluated by a Pulmonologist. Detailed Answer: Hi, Thanks for posting the query on HCM. After going through your query, I would like to comment the following: 1. You seem to have suffered from repeated episodes of acute bronchitis. You are also currently a diagnosed case of GERD (Acid reflux). 2. Cause of repeated episodes of acute bronchitis could be: a. Upper airway cough syndrome (UACS) if you have associated symptoms of cold / nasal blockage during these episodes. b. Obstructive airway disease like asthma. c. Hyperresponsive airways. d. GERD induced cough. e. Post infective cough. f. Allergic cough. 3. You need a detailed clinical evaluation with a Pulmonologist. 4. Investigations required are chest Xray, Sputum examination, Serum IgE levels, Peripheral smear, CBC and Pulmonary function test. Management will be as per reports. 5. Also yearly flu vaccination will help prevent recurrent infections. I hope I have answered your query. I will be glad to answer follow up queries if any. Please accept my answer if you have no follow up queries. Regards Dr. Gyanshankar Mishra MBBS MD DNB Consultant Pulmonologist