...then comes back strong? for about 2 weeks i had a terrible cough and then it started going away. for about a week after those 2 weeks it got better and better to the point where it was barley noticable and that was for about 2 weeks but never completely went away. And now tonight it hit me again really hard and im almost right back where i was coughing uncontrollably. Im also constantly clearing my throat ( that is now that its back again, which was how it was the first time). Does that sound like a bacterial or viral infection? cause to me it sounds like it could be bacterial and my immune system just cant shake it. Im starting to wonder if i need to see a doc and get some antibiotics for this before it turns into phenoumna or somthing.