Chronic cough

[Mariachristina76]

Have chronic cough since 2015 and in 2016 I was told I had asthma.the cough comes and goes.it is a loud cough kinds of a loud barking cough or whooping cough.chest X-ray show not abnormal.and in April this year I started getting pains in the middle of my chest which can last for 8 to ten hours and pain killers don’t take the pain away.female 43.

[ChrissieMons]

I can't give you any medical advice, but I do know coughs can last years then disappear as rapidly as they appeared. You should go back to your doctor and insist on seeing a consultant as you find this cough so distressing. If it is asthma, what treatment do you have to help it? - and if it isn't working, what else is there? Good luck!

[Mariachristina76 in reply to ChrissieMons]

Thanks I am to get tests done.

[Poobah]

Maria, I agree with Chrissiemons - you will need to see a respiratory specialist. But you don't mention breathlessness or wheezing - just a cough & pain. Asthma usually shows symptoms of lung inflammation leading to shortness of breath, difficulty in breathing and/or wheezing. Sometimes a cough.

Definitely pursue the tests, results and hopefully an appointment with a specialist.

Hope you get answers & a resolution.

[Mariachristina76 in reply to Poobah]

Thanks

[Kitty2823]

See you GP. They will help you