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hunnybunn54
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For about two weeks now everyday I experience an itchy throat and a horrible strong cough that won't go away. It started with just a cough and itchy throat, then I developed flu like symptoms, then the flu like symptoms went away, but the cough and itchy throat stayed. I cough so hard I gag and I get no more than 2 hours of sleep a night because the cough keeps me up and my husband. I thought it may have been allergies and I just happened to get sick on top of them because my whole family had flu like symptoms when I did. I am at the point where I dont want to leave my house anymore because I can't stop coughing. I have tried several typres of otc allergy meRAB, cough syrup, cough pills, nasal decongestants and nothing has worked. I was diagnosed with asthma when I was younger, but haven't had any symptoms in 10 years. I also have a constant stuffy nose which is causing post nasal drip. I am a smoker, but not a heavy smoker. I smoke maybe 3 cigarettes a day, (trying to quit.) Can anyone offer me any advice? I am a 24 yr old homemaker with two young children, and my husband is in the NAVY so I need to be able to sleep so I can take care of them throughout the day correctly. I have always had throat irritation like this growing up but only when I had a cold, but it has never been this bad or this long.