I havent posted for a while i hope you dont mind me sharing a few things.
Firstly i saw this Nebuliser and want to buy it but wondered if anyone has used one?
Im coughing so much since beg of lockdown and the pollen isn’t helping me either ( i have COPD)
Doctor refuses to try me on one i only asked for saline not meds and prescribed a liquid medicine which looses mucus but not much relief and exhausted with my dry coughing.
Any one else struggling more with a dry cough due to pollen?
I usually swim weekly and dance but not done either for six weeks now and im really feeling like im struggling more than before as im self isolating.
Secondly My GP is most unsympathetic and im hoping to change surgeries as I moved 5yrs ago.
My sister died two weeks ago age 59 from acquired community pneumonia and heart failure and im going to be speaking at her Funeral with all social distancing in place as im standing at the front for all of it.
Im anxious about my dry cough ( people may think i have the disease! ) but its only my family of 10
But its being live streamed as she was well loved and we are a big family. I really dont want to be coughing through it all and spoil things for others 😢
Ive got 2wks before the Funeral to sort myself out.
Please any thoughts or advice on the dry cough and whats helped you? X
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I bought a similar unit from Lidl 6 or 7 years ago, it was very handy, it is so portable I took it everywhere with me, I could use it while I was camping with the scouts, on the train commuting to work. It is so quiet I could use it in bed without disturbing my wife, let alone the neighbours. It give a very fine mist like the vape machines.
I'm not using so often now as I am on the biological injections (Mepolizumab) and not having any problems with my asthma at all now.
Are you taking an antihistamine? If not, I would give it a go.
I also get a dry tickly cough. I find that it stops more or less immediately if I take my blue inhaler through a spacer, but using the tidal breathing method rather than breath in and hold.
Normal breathing. No holding your breath. Try to breath a little more deeply than usual, but if you can’t it doesn’t matter. I also use that method if I’m short of breath or having an attack.
I wouldnt use a nebuliser unless prescribed.have u tried a daily antihistamine? Over the counter ANtihistamines like cetrizine or loratidine r very gd.it maybe worth taking frequent sips of fluid,or chewing gum to keep throat moist - i find clear honey is helpful,as sort of coats yr throat temporarily or a honey n lemon linctus,same principle but doesnt last as long.so sorry u have lost yr sister xxxx
A great tip I got from here is Fisherman's Friends, for me it has to be the original ones. It feels that I can breathe deeper into my lungs and cough less when sucking one of them and I always have a pack in my pocket.
I'm so very sorry to read about your sister. What a terrible shock. As others have suggested an antihistamine will help, but start taking them now so they will well and truly have kicked in by the time the funeral takes place. And as Huff says very strong mints have helped me with dry cough. I also find when I wear a mask the warmth from breathing in it, helps take the tickle away. I'm sorry things have been so tough. I'd imagine not being able to do your usual activities is difficult. I hope you can resume them in the summertime.
Yes i miss the swimming the most in keeping fit to be honest. Walking & cycling doesn’t quite hit that spot!
Good advice about the histamines-taken one tonight- might help the insomnia too.
I love my mints but havent got them since lockdown so will see if i can in next priority Asda order-good thinking.
Yes a big shock about my sister Cas-Im still trying to process and get my head around it all-dont know if i ever will to be honest-to loose two sisters in my life time is a terrible pain in my heart. Thanks for your kindness.
I agree, Doctors in the UK are extrenely reluctant to give you a nebuliser or prescribe medication for a nebuliser, even if you own your own nebuliser. I have asked why and Doc told me its because it stops people going to hospital who need to, it can delay them going as they use their own nebuliser but i dont agree with this, i have been to hospital and waited hours to be seen only to be put on a nebuliser. However i must add that the nurses and doctors can detect a chest infection and give you anti biotics and steriods and this you can't do yourself unless you have had loads of chest infections and know the symptoms well, as you usually know your own body best, you can generally tell when you have an infection, which is why i agree with having your own nebuliser. This one is portable so that looks good. Do not get this as your main nebuliser, your need a mains operated, bigger more robust one. I was given the phillips one from my surgey but although great it was 100 pounds to buy, i bought a cheaper one; the bettermore that you see in chemists for 50 pounds, but the mask was the same as the one you are thinking of buying and the adult masks are very small, tiny even, so i had to buy another mask online. What Im saying is you get what you pay for. One last point check that the batterys are rechargeable otherwise you will be out a fortune on batterys.
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