Dr. Evans discusses a little known cause of chronic unexplained cough. There are very good medicines available that can cure this problem if it is properly diagnosed.
@@KBradAdams Nope, but cough drops with menthol help, and probably getting out of the pacific northwest might help. Going in and out of super-cold weather in Montana definitely doesn't help.
@@DrunkenUFOPilot Man I was hoping you would say some herbal tea or something fixed it. My wife does use the menthol cough drops and that seems to help for a little while. Thanks and if you or anyone here figures something out permanent let me know and good luck to you.
I have a psychogenic cough. It started in middle school. I was shy and I got bullied in school so every morning I’d wake up and I’d get this cough that was so bad it would gag me. The doctor could never really figure out what was causing it but later in life I figured out it’s basically an anxiety cough. Basically anytime I feel anxious about something I’ll start to cough.
I’m exactly the same. I’ve had it since 2014 and I’m 29 now. I normally get it in winter, like now: when the days are darker, colder and generally my mood is lower then add anxiety or worry and it comes and goes crazy!
Thank you, Dr. Evans. This is a perfectly clear and concise explanation for my cough. I've had this cough for nearly half my life now. I will be taking your video to my doctor to get a referral.
Draft and cold air are my main triggers. Plus talking too much. Acid reflux too but SNC is not just acid reflux. It is more complex. Thank you for recognizing this.
I'm 27 and have been living with this for as long as I remember being on so many medications with little help or benefit so thank you for the clarification. At least now I have some idea of what I am dealing with.
You have perfectly explained ME..for 15 years, since I had pneumonia and was not treated effectively. FINALLY, I have an explanation. I may cough up clear phlegm (sometimes a half cup) for 10 minutes to one hour, 3 to 4 times a day. The cough is sporadic never caused by one particular item or activity. I am an avid bicycle rider and seldom cough while biking. I have neurogenic cough!!!! I am 72 tears old and my boyfriend who is a retired nurse says to me " I think your cough is caused from neurogenic (nerves) cough." So I looked it up and found your video. PRAISE BE TO GOD and YOU. Over the last two years I have been given Tramadol for other issues and noticed for the 10 days I took it I didn't cough, by only taking 50 mg once a day in the morning...no cough for the rest of the day. Also, no peeing or runny nose caused by the coughing. My present Doctors, one a pulmonologist will not give me a prescription for Tramadol....HELP ME PLEASE!!!!
@@SalmaKhan-nf7sd I contacted the doctor above and he told me to go see my local ENT and explain myself and I did and I got medication to help my cough to slow down
That's me....weather triggers it. Was on Tramadol for 13 years for pain, but it cleared up the cough. But...started having problems with side effects. I had to wean off Tramadol; bad experience. Now the coughing is back.
Oh my i had it for 4 years now and im only 17. I would really like to cantact you and just share about this sickness. Im getting so tired of it. Always thought im the only one who has it.
Been coughing for 5 years after a severe cold. As a singer thus is particularly egregious and debilitating . I’ve been diagnosed with bronchitis, later it was acid reflux and now they say asthma. None of the treatments worked. I will talk to my doctor about this cause I’m desperate to figure out the cause snd CURE or st least effective treatment
So familiar! Bronchitis, but not actually. Pricey medicine to inhale that stops most forms of asthma, nothing changes. Etc. My most recent doctor who did a full physical exam with x-rays found nothing. Textbook perfect! SNP is too little known.
hey Denise how r u doing now please update i know it’s been a while but i’m going thru the same phase and would greatly appreciate your feedback. Thank you 🙏🏻
A water bottle near my chest helped me sleep better at night without waking up due to coughing post covid. Also warm herbal drinks and being aware of what will not irritate my throat. Hope that helps you. 🙏
I am a constant watcher of health youtube videos. Spinal cord injured...so the more the better.. My cough started with that tickle...after a period of taking heavy doses of herbs and garlic with food...causing sensation of gerd.. afterwards, it stopped burning, and became a tickle that would make me dry cough...after a while.. a few days of dry cough, i started doing deep breaths in and out...ohh yeah! Things started moving. You need to stop eating heavy meals; just have non aggravating soups and *herbal* teas, not caffeine full... and you could also employ nutriets like Vit D, curamin, magnesium citrate, mucinex, maty's organic cough syrup, coloidal silver..cough drops, sun gazing in the wee hours of the morning or right before sun set, 5 seconds.. right below the sun. Coloidal Silver is to be taken in small doses.. at first...and just try to herk up that mucus and blow your nose so your hard work herking isnt jeopardized by the new mucus dripping down your throat. Be ready to loose at least 1 pound... this is heavy work. Once your effort expectorating gets accomplished .. you will feel relief...rest...inhale steam...whatever you must do to get that stuff out, i wish i had help coughing..by someone coming from behind and hugging me and pressing on my diaphragm.. but i dont...blow air through a straw into a bottle of water to train your lung muscles.. This condition is awful... serious..i thought i was going to die because the tickling was so strong and i could not inhale to cough. but it may be due to not knowing how else the problem can be addressed.. i think my AC may be a trigger for me now... im going to get my air pipes inspected, also my next door neighbor smokes..and sometimes the smell comes through the vent which has no filter... It feels so good knowing there are other ways to address this issue
This & the other youtube channel Laryngopedia giving a diagnosis of “Sensory Neuropathic Cough” is 100% spot on for me! Evans didn’t mention foods (that I remember) but I know foods like “crusty foods” like french fries, cakes, cookies, pizza crust etc all make me cough, once I stop the couging fit, then I can pick up & eat those foods with very little issues. The scariest cough is a sudden violent feeling of my throat closing on me, where I cannot breath in through my mouth only out, so I have to take huge deep breaths through my nose, then exhale through my mouth until the fit is over! Imagine having an allergy at the same time where the nose is almlost 100% blocked!!! Scary
@@sparth1989 It’s been the same since 2004. Don’t get me wrong it’s not as severe as back then but I still have it & I just think I know how to control it better. I always have bottled water around. In the car, by my bed, at work. The only drug that’s helped was that step down steroid where you start with 5, then the next day 4, 3 etc but by the 2nd to last day the cough is back. The one day I took the 5 pills was great, I had a full day with NO COUGH.
Strange comment: I smoke marijuana. When I first started I was told “you’re not getting off if you don’t cough.” I often hit the weed and FEEL like I don’t have to cough but I think I created a coughing habit. I’m wondering if it could be psychosomatic…
I am from Pakistan I am suffering from 6 years I always clean my throat and non stop bad cough doctor says that asthma allergy and RINOSINUSITIS but the medication not improves my cough and throat irritation ' I feel that this because of sensory neuropathic cough but Pakistani doctor did not understand please help me sir I am so weak because of bad cough and throat irritation 😢😢😢😢 😢
Hello Dr Seth Evans, I have been going through this for more than 15 years, it's frustrating. I am located here in Florida. Is it possible to do a virtual visit to make a determination?
I am an undergraduate doctor , having cough since last 6 yrs..look for many doctors, many of them diagnosed allergic bronchitis ,last year I did allergic path test allergens were detected .but still treatment is not working cough present in winters..should I go for amitriptyline ..please help...don't know whether u read it or not..
www.thedailybeast.com/miles-weinberger-the-doctor-behind-the-miraculous-habit-cough-cure www.HabitCough.com cures adults too with an accurate diagnosis. NAD
My coughing is very odd, but not as severe as some people here. If I'm focused on something like reading, talking or some sought of instructions, or sleeping, I'm fine, I sleep well thank god. Started after i had the flu about 2 years ago and just wouldn't go, it's weird because when i think about it, it happens, my doctor says it's most likely psychological and probably just habit now, because i have had all checks, nothing found. i tried valium which actually worked extremely well where it was almost gone, then had some mild anxiety and started with a more thrust cough again which was months ago, will try valium again, any ideas or thoughts, anyone?
Omg same 😭😭😭😭whenever I think about it I cough with phlegm but if I do something or I’m focused I don’t 😭I have a lot of mucus in my throat and I did so many tests but nothing was diagnosed…. I had this for years
@@amiraayachi5721 hello, I knew someone would have same issue, is not as severe as others thank god. I had my cough since 2019 after flu, but cough stayed. You said had for years, how did it go away, thanks?
@@billshinas27 yes when I was young I had a cold and bronchitis and ever since it stayed😩 I didn’t notice it much (cough) before covid but now I’m more conscious of it! I went to différents doctors and I also went to the ER numerous times but they never told me it’s neurogenic cough!! They only told me it’s acid reflux but I don’t think so ( because I took medications and they didn’t work) so yea I still have it… 😩😭it’s hard because it’s embarrassing to always cough and explain myself that it’s not covid
@@amiraayachi5721 yes, I tried all with stomach reflux, nothing work. Believe it or not, Valium is a very good on the cough, and helps a lot, how old are you?
Hi there I have a cough that will not go. I had two chest x rays both clear. I had an endoscopy and my throat was clear. But the cough is still here its a dry tickly cough and also if I take a deep breath in it makes the tickly feeling happen. I have pain in the left side to touch. If I move my throat with my hand left to right the left side hurts. I'm massively depressed by this and thinking it's life threatening. I don't know what else I can tell my drs. Any advice would be massively appreciated
Exactly same thing. I took 2 chest x-rays and an endoscopy looking at both doctors said it's clear. But still I have a random cough usually comes while talking and if I smell anything which is not even more intense in pungent. I can sleep calmly no problem. This happens to me only when am awake.
What if your already on medication for epilepsy I can’t even do any of my church activities because I am afraid to cough violently and pee someone told me to try Prilosec
Hello Doctor, i have been suffering from same issue for last 12 years. I have seen many doctors and lot of tests but nothing got diagnosed. wrong medications like ventolin and Seretide made my cough worse. you explanations about the symptoms and trigger are a perfect match to my current situation. can i get your email id pls? thanks
I've been coughing for 5 months...its a kind dry cough that will occurs at any time of the day at first couple of months I will 20 times of coughing at any time of the day... at first I thought its a smoker's cough so I stopped smoking but despite of this my cough continued but lessen and kinda severe coz most time I will wet my self worst I'll vomit while coughing tried some medicine for cough nothing works until I watch video of Dr.ROBERT BASTIAN...I have SENSORY NEUROPHATIC COUGH, My question is how dif I got this and will it stop?
My husband is 58, avid cyclist, has the BP of an elite athlete, no medical issues except a dry chronic cough. He takes ZERO medications. He was diagnosed with “neurogenic cough” after PFT and EDG came back clean. As a nurse, my question to you is WHY would you use something like an antidepressant thats got many adverse effects and can cause more medical issues instead of using something more benign? Even tramadol would be better than anti depression medications. That said, why do you even need to throw someone on a drug that will need another drug to mask the side effects of the initial treatment? You docs need to go back to medical school. Not everyone needs to be on these kinds of deleterious medications. Look up the s/e a/e of these drugs in your PDR before you prescribe them and think about all the things that go wrong before nonchalantly prescribing. Shame on you.
Lying down, getting horizontal, triggers this kind of cough for me. That's why I'm up watching this at 3:30am.
Same :(
Did you ever get it fixed? My wife has the same issue!
@@KBradAdams Nope, but cough drops with menthol help, and probably getting out of the pacific northwest might help. Going in and out of super-cold weather in Montana definitely doesn't help.
@@DrunkenUFOPilot Man I was hoping you would say some herbal tea or something fixed it. My wife does use the menthol cough drops and that seems to help for a little while. Thanks and if you or anyone here figures something out permanent let me know and good luck to you.
@@KBradAdams Sorry, no progress here. Hope your wife finds a cure. Let us all know!
I have a psychogenic cough. It started in middle school. I was shy and I got bullied in school so every morning I’d wake up and I’d get this cough that was so bad it would gag me. The doctor could never really figure out what was causing it but later in life I figured out it’s basically an anxiety cough. Basically anytime I feel anxious about something I’ll start to cough.
I’m exactly the same. I’ve had it since 2014 and I’m 29 now. I normally get it in winter, like now: when the days are darker, colder and generally my mood is lower then add anxiety or worry and it comes and goes crazy!
What did you do about it? Have you tried anything?
I’m exactly the same it feels like I can’t breathe I also do this fake wheezing part of my aniexty it’s horrible it’s becoming a habit
Thank you, Dr. Evans. This is a perfectly clear and concise explanation for my cough. I've had this cough for nearly half my life now. I will be taking your video to my doctor to get a referral.
Excellent presentation!
Draft and cold air are my main triggers. Plus talking too much. Acid reflux too but SNC is not just acid reflux. It is more complex. Thank you for recognizing this.
Wow, thankyou. I’ve been coughing for 20 years and didn’t know really why.
I'm 27 and have been living with this for as long as I remember being on so many medications with little help or benefit so thank you for the clarification.
At least now I have some idea of what I am dealing with.
Great topic, thank you!
Thank you Seth,your video helped me.
Feels like mucus on my esophagus always and I tryd to cough it out but to.the point I cant breath.no pleghm.
You have perfectly explained ME..for 15 years, since I had pneumonia and was not treated effectively. FINALLY, I have an explanation. I may cough up clear phlegm (sometimes a half cup) for 10 minutes to one hour, 3 to 4 times a day. The cough is sporadic never caused by one particular item or activity. I am an avid bicycle rider and seldom cough while biking. I have neurogenic cough!!!! I am 72 tears old and my boyfriend who is a retired nurse says to me " I think your cough is caused from neurogenic (nerves) cough." So I looked it up and found your video. PRAISE BE TO GOD and YOU.
Over the last two years I have been given Tramadol for other issues and noticed for the 10 days I took it I didn't cough, by only taking 50 mg once a day in the morning...no cough for the rest of the day. Also, no peeing or runny nose caused by the coughing.
My present Doctors, one a pulmonologist will not give me a prescription for Tramadol....HELP ME PLEASE!!!!
How can I book an oppioment to see you.
@@SalmaKhan-nf7sd I contacted the doctor above and he told me to go see my local ENT and explain myself and I did and I got medication to help my cough to slow down
@@marshastolle2569 how are you now 😭
@@nawabKhan-tv7vh same for 16 yrs...occasional relief
@@marshastolle2569 plz help 😭😭😭😭😭me 😭
"Come and see me and i'll probably help you"
Me suffering and watching this from germany: 👁👄👁
Oh! You too!
Omg thank you
That's me....weather triggers it. Was on Tramadol for 13 years for pain, but it cleared up the cough. But...started having problems with side effects. I had to wean off Tramadol; bad experience. Now the coughing is back.
I’ve had this cough for 19 years. Finally getting it looked at since I just had a baby.
Oh my i had it for 4 years now and im only 17. I would really like to cantact you and just share about this sickness. Im getting so tired of it. Always thought im the only one who has it.
@@danaos7765 plz help 😭
Been coughing for 5 years after a severe cold. As a singer thus is particularly egregious and debilitating . I’ve been diagnosed with bronchitis, later it was acid reflux and now they say asthma. None of the treatments worked. I will talk to my doctor about this cause I’m desperate to figure out the cause snd CURE or st least effective treatment
We're all in the same boat
So familiar! Bronchitis, but not actually. Pricey medicine to inhale that stops most forms of asthma, nothing changes. Etc. My most recent doctor who did a full physical exam with x-rays found nothing. Textbook perfect! SNP is too little known.
ive been coughing for almost 6 days straight no sleep ,cant lay down for more then 10 minutes thenthe cough starts again .Last year I had it too
What was your diagnosis? How are you doing today?
hey Denise how r u doing now please update i know it’s been a while but i’m going thru the same phase and would greatly appreciate your feedback. Thank you 🙏🏻
A water bottle near my chest helped me sleep better at night without waking up due to coughing post covid. Also warm herbal drinks and being aware of what will not irritate my throat. Hope that helps you. 🙏
If u r sleeping well and u r coughing the whole day.. It's a psychological cough
I am a constant watcher of health youtube videos. Spinal cord injured...so the more the better..
My cough started with that tickle...after a period of taking heavy doses of herbs and garlic with food...causing sensation of gerd.. afterwards, it stopped burning, and became a tickle that would make me dry cough...after a while.. a few days of dry cough, i started doing deep breaths in and out...ohh yeah! Things started moving. You need to stop eating heavy meals; just have non aggravating soups and *herbal* teas, not caffeine full... and you could also employ nutriets like Vit D, curamin, magnesium citrate, mucinex, maty's organic cough syrup, coloidal silver..cough drops, sun gazing in the wee hours of the morning or right before sun set, 5 seconds.. right below the sun. Coloidal Silver is to be taken in small doses.. at first...and just try to herk up that mucus and blow your nose so your hard work herking isnt jeopardized by the new mucus dripping down your throat. Be ready to loose at least 1 pound... this is heavy work. Once your effort expectorating gets accomplished
.. you will feel relief...rest...inhale steam...whatever you must do to get that stuff out, i wish i had help coughing..by someone coming from behind and hugging me and pressing on my diaphragm.. but i dont...blow air through a straw into a bottle of water to train your lung muscles..
This condition is awful... serious..i thought i was going to die because the tickling was so strong and i could not inhale to cough. but it may be due to not knowing how else the problem can be addressed.. i think my AC may be a trigger for me now... im going to get my air pipes inspected, also my next door neighbor smokes..and sometimes the smell comes through the vent which has no filter...
It feels so good knowing there are other ways to address this issue
This & the other youtube channel Laryngopedia giving a diagnosis of “Sensory Neuropathic Cough” is 100% spot on for me! Evans didn’t mention foods (that I remember) but I know foods like “crusty foods” like french fries, cakes, cookies, pizza crust etc all make me cough, once I stop the couging fit, then I can pick up & eat those foods with very little issues. The scariest cough is a sudden violent feeling of my throat closing on me, where I cannot breath in through my mouth only out, so I have to take huge deep breaths through my nose, then exhale through my mouth until the fit is over! Imagine having an allergy at the same time where the nose is almlost 100% blocked!!! Scary
The exact same thing happens to me ... and I am professional singer
Howz ur cough now 1988remixx?
@@sparth1989 It’s been the same since 2004. Don’t get me wrong it’s not as severe as back then but I still have it & I just think I know how to control it better. I always have bottled water around. In the car, by my bed, at work. The only drug that’s helped was that step down steroid where you start with 5, then the next day 4, 3 etc but by the 2nd to last day the cough is back. The one day I took the 5 pills was great, I had a full day with NO COUGH.
@@1988remixx Gabapentin might help you !
@@sparth1989 I’m definitely going to bring this up to my doctor, thanks 🙏
In March it’ll be 3 years that I’ve been dealing with this dry cough.
Can you recommend an ENT in the Philadelphia/New York corridor that can help me with my Sensory Neuropathic Cough?
Hello doctor, I am also suffering from same. And lives in Australia. What do you suggest?
Strange comment: I smoke marijuana. When I first started I was told “you’re not getting off if you don’t cough.”
I often hit the weed and FEEL like I don’t have to cough but I think I created a coughing habit.
I’m wondering if it could be psychosomatic…
I am from Pakistan I am suffering from 6 years I always clean my throat and non stop bad cough doctor says that asthma allergy and RINOSINUSITIS but the medication not improves my cough and throat irritation ' I feel that this because of sensory neuropathic cough but Pakistani doctor did not understand please help me sir I am so weak because of bad cough and throat irritation 😢😢😢😢 😢
I think the smell from turpentine (used in paints) triggered my cough.
Hello Dr Seth Evans, I have been going through this for more than 15 years, it's frustrating. I am located here in Florida. Is it possible to do a virtual visit to make a determination?
I’ve had it to for many years. Any luck? I’m finically wanting to get a fix
@@muhummadsaad4030 plz help 😭
I am an undergraduate doctor , having cough since last 6 yrs..look for many doctors, many of them diagnosed allergic bronchitis ,last year I did allergic path test allergens were detected .but still treatment is not working cough present in winters..should I go for amitriptyline ..please help...don't know whether u read it or not..
www.thedailybeast.com/miles-weinberger-the-doctor-behind-the-miraculous-habit-cough-cure www.HabitCough.com cures adults too with an accurate diagnosis. NAD
@@superdooperwonderdad I want to buy medicine from you for habit cough
gabapentin a safer choice?
I have dizzy spells from coghing are you in so. Cali.?
My coughing is very odd, but not as severe as some people here. If I'm focused on something like reading, talking or some sought of instructions, or sleeping, I'm fine, I sleep well thank god. Started after i had the flu about 2 years ago and just wouldn't go, it's weird because when i think about it, it happens, my doctor says it's most likely psychological and probably just habit now, because i have had all checks, nothing found. i tried valium which actually worked extremely well where it was almost gone, then had some mild anxiety and started with a more thrust cough again which was months ago, will try valium again, any ideas or thoughts, anyone?
Omg same 😭😭😭😭whenever I think about it I cough with phlegm but if I do something or I’m focused I don’t 😭I have a lot of mucus in my throat and I did so many tests but nothing was diagnosed…. I had this for years
@@amiraayachi5721 hello, I knew someone would have same issue, is not as severe as others thank god. I had my cough since 2019 after flu, but cough stayed. You said had for years, how did it go away, thanks?
@@billshinas27 yes when I was young I had a cold and bronchitis and ever since it stayed😩 I didn’t notice it much (cough) before covid but now I’m more conscious of it! I went to différents doctors and I also went to the ER numerous times but they never told me it’s neurogenic cough!! They only told me it’s acid reflux but I don’t think so ( because I took medications and they didn’t work) so yea I still have it… 😩😭it’s hard because it’s embarrassing to always cough and explain myself that it’s not covid
@@amiraayachi5721 yes, I tried all with stomach reflux, nothing work. Believe it or not, Valium is a very good on the cough, and helps a lot, how old are you?
@@billshinas27 I’m 23 years wbu? What’s Valium?
Hi there I have a cough that will not go. I had two chest x rays both clear. I had an endoscopy and my throat was clear. But the cough is still here its a dry tickly cough and also if I take a deep breath in it makes the tickly feeling happen. I have pain in the left side to touch. If I move my throat with my hand left to right the left side hurts. I'm massively depressed by this and thinking it's life threatening. I don't know what else I can tell my drs. Any advice would be massively appreciated
Me too
@@bratzdollangel hope you get some answers
Exactly same thing. I took 2 chest x-rays and an endoscopy looking at both doctors said it's clear. But still I have a random cough usually comes while talking and if I smell anything which is not even more intense in pungent. I can sleep calmly no problem. This happens to me only when am awake.
@@shashikumarmisal8386 do you have allergy asthma or eosinophilia problem or you must be having psychogenic cough
how are yo doing today?
I suffered from it so scarry
What if you don’t want to treat it with poison Meds & want the healthy way to correct it?
Honest question.
I want to consult you
What if your already on medication for epilepsy I can’t even do any of my church activities because I am afraid to cough violently and pee someone told me to try Prilosec
Hello Doctor, i have been suffering from same issue for last 12 years. I have seen many doctors and lot of tests but nothing got diagnosed. wrong medications like ventolin and Seretide made my cough worse. you explanations about the symptoms and trigger are a perfect match to my current situation. can i get your email id pls? thanks
howz ur cough now dear?
How about coughing the entire night 😭😭
how is it now dear?
I am taking Gabapentin, but I don't see any difference.
How do I end please help ?
howz ur cough now ?
@@sparth1989 hi
Hello doctor
0:50
I've been coughing for 5 months...its a kind dry cough that will occurs at any time of the day at first couple of months I will 20 times of coughing at any time of the day... at first I thought its a smoker's cough so I stopped smoking but despite of this my cough continued but lessen and kinda severe coz most time I will wet my self worst I'll vomit while coughing tried some medicine for cough nothing works until I watch video of Dr.ROBERT BASTIAN...I have SENSORY NEUROPHATIC COUGH, My question is how dif I got this and will it stop?
how are you doing today?
howz ur cough now?
Nervous cough.
My husband is 58, avid cyclist, has the BP of an elite athlete, no medical issues except a dry chronic cough. He takes ZERO medications. He was diagnosed with “neurogenic cough” after PFT and EDG came back clean. As a nurse, my question to you is WHY would you use something like an antidepressant thats got many adverse effects and can cause more medical issues instead of using something more benign? Even tramadol would be better than anti depression medications. That said, why do you even need to throw someone on a drug that will need another drug to mask the side effects of the initial treatment? You docs need to go back to medical school. Not everyone needs to be on these kinds of deleterious medications. Look up the s/e a/e of these drugs in your PDR before you prescribe them and think about all the things that go wrong before nonchalantly prescribing. Shame on you.
At least share with us the treatment given to ur husband !!
ive been coughing for almost 6 days straight no sleep ,cant lay down for more then 10 minutes thenthe cough starts again .Last year I had it too
Me too
@@bratzdollangel how are you now???
@@cobra12353 plx help 😭
@@nawabKhan-tv7vh what is your problem???
@@cobra12353 sir I am having this bad cough 😭😭😭😭😭