See ande E.N.T. sounds like allergies to me! My husband has the same symptoms and after ruling all else out, he is being tested for allergies. Good Luck!

Our daughter is currently experiencing the same thing as you. Her doctors, too, think it's from her sinuses, with the constant dripping down her throat causing the acid reflux and thus the coughing. They have her Omeprazole; however, it really hasn't helped so they are trying a new medication to get the sinus condition under control.

I do know several years ago our doctor told me about his constant coughing which they finally discovered was caused from acid reflux.

Good Luck!

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What happened to your visitor? Did he/she have the same problem you're having? Or did their cold just go away by itself in a short period of time?

You had:

1) antibiotics

2) chest Xrays

3) CAT scans

4) lung Dr. visits

5) allergy meds

6) more antibiotics

7) inhalers

8) prednisone

9) omeprazole (prilosec)

Could it be, in retrospect, that you overreacted and did too much which may have depressed your immune system, thereby preventing normal healing?

If, as was suggested, you had a secondary infection, wouldn't two rounds of antibiotics have cleared it up? Well, it's not cleared up so we're back to my theory of the immune system.

I think most of us assume that you don't smoke and you don't live with a smoker. And I assume you don't drink alcohol. Also, I hope you're not getting too much iron in your diet from red meat and/or supplements because too much iron can depress your immune system. Well, not enough iron is bad too, so we need just the right amount.

One more opinion. I have had the same symptoms for a long time and know what you mean by an irritant in the throat. I have severe GERD but I rarely have the taste of vomit in my mouth. I've been to many dr's through the years, had many, many tests and just had another upper GI. I also went to the Mayo Clinci, which was excellant, but all their blood work and tests which were done over a weeks time, provided absolutely no new information. They accepted our insurance, but even though we have two insurances, not all costs were covered! So beware! Even with that, I'd rather go to Mayo than Shands. Mayo is run like a well oiled machine, Shands is a zoo. Shands may be excellent, but they are a teaching hosopital and I know for from experience that their GI department pushes envolvement in studies, one way they make a lot of money. After a while, I felt like a lab rat. A few years ago I changed dr's and have been seeing Dr. Lily Tran, who is excellant. Look her up on the web, her ratings are fantastic. We went through several changes of med's before we found which one worked the best and even then it sometimes takes two. She prescribed Dexilant daily as a prescription med, but when I notice increased symptoms she suggested I also take over the counter Zantac. It works! Good luck

I'm sorry, I can't resist.
I just have to dedicate this cartoon to Villages PL.

Mayo is excellent, but ...............
 

I've been a patient at Mayo - but my doctor who referred me was savvy enough to tell me to call and check that my insurance company would pick up the difference. I was very fortunate, they did, and a two year period of back and forth to Mayo including four minor surgeries and one major surgery, only cost us $72.

Hey! Barefoot, that was very good! Thank you, it's just what the doctor ordered.

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