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What Causes Chronic Cough While Suffering From Laryngitis?
My husband has had CHF since 2000. His heart is working at 25% and he also has COPD.He recently learned that his heart is larger than past scans have shown. He also has a damaged nerve that has caused laryngitis. He has a horrible cough that gets worse when he lays down. Could this be caused by his enlarged heart? He has had a pulmonary function test and found that it has not gotten worse since the last test over a year ago.
Mon, 21 May 2018
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Yeah, surely that symptom you describe is called orthopnea it occurs due to in lying down pre-load is increased and heart can't pump it out and that lead to pulmonary plethora which irritate bronchi and cause cough. Cardiologist opinion should be taken.
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Yeah, surely that symptom you describe is called orthopnea it occurs due to in lying down pre-load is increased and heart can't pump it out and that lead to pulmonary plethora which irritate bronchi and cause cough. Cardiologist opinion should be taken.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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