Hi everyone out there. Hope you are all keeping warm in this freezing weather?
I get this awful ticklish cough whenever I exert myself. It seems worse when I increase the oxygen to 1 litre when ambulatory. I am a CO2 retainer and on oxy 1/2 litre for 15 hours daily so was advised by lung consultant not to go beyond 1 litre. I have severe COPD so I checked with my GP last week but she said it wasn't a chest infection. I am now too frightened to do any proper exercise as it brings on this terrible debilitating cough. I wondered if anybody else who uses oxygen had experienced anything similar?
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Malnka
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Thanks for replying. I spoke to the COPD Nurse and she said it could be because oxygen therapy dries out the airwaves. I was using it at least 20 hours and some of that was on 1 litre so now I am keeping to 1/2 and the coughing fits are not so prolonged.
Once again, thank for your advice. Hope you are feeling ok?
Still have tickly cough even when not using oxygen. Tried to contact BLF but they were closed and the same with the COPD line so I finally called 111. They were really helpful and promised to get a GP to call me back. Well, I was in bed when the 1st call came about 11;30 Then second about 4 am and finally I managed to pick up on the third call at 7. I explained situation about cough and now my heart beat was high and the Dr advised me to take antibiotics and double up on the symbicourt. I was very impressed with the multiple calls and the advice. My GP had just said no its not a chest infection and offered no advice. So started antibiotics on Saturday. Still coughing but not so violently.
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