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Husband Had Coughing Spell, Looks Like Having Seizure. Loses His Breath, Vomits, Feels Nausea
ok tks, my husband had another coughing spell where he almost looks like he's having a seizure,he loses his breath and comes around in seconds or so, today after one he vomited and feels very nausea, his last bp was 126/49 with 84 resp., he goes to his doc in two days but they aren't aware of this, been going on last few days
where he lost his breath
where he lost his breath
Thu, 14 Nov 2013
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
Your husband's symptoms are suggestive of a condition called as cough syncope. In this condition, during severe bouts of coughing, the venous return to the heart decreases, which results in reduce cardiac output. As a result, the brain gets less blood and the person faints. After a while, the blood supply to the brain is restored and the person comes around.
It is not a serious condition and no treatment is usually required.
I hope it helps. Please get back if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
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Thank you for posting your query.
Your husband's symptoms are suggestive of a condition called as cough syncope. In this condition, during severe bouts of coughing, the venous return to the heart decreases, which results in reduce cardiac output. As a result, the brain gets less blood and the person faints. After a while, the blood supply to the brain is restored and the person comes around.
It is not a serious condition and no treatment is usually required.
I hope it helps. Please get back if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
Click on this link to ask me a DIRECT QUERY: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar
My BLOG: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.in
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