Scratchy throat and dry cough

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slightly scratchy throat over several days

I have to keep my throat moist or it will start getting scratchty and I will start coughing. I am seeing a Doctor for bronchitis but this is not always in my lungs, just in my throat,. Do I need a humidifier to keep the air moist? Also, when I sleep, even if my mouth is shut, my throat still drys out. I keep water at hand. Is there anything else I can do?

Possibly allergies from the environment I also have a scratchy throat and a dry cough itchy sore eyes .

I started having a scratchy throat last week. I can't sleep at night because I keep having the urge to cough, but can't most of the time. The last couple of days my throat has felt tight and I'm dizzy feeling...

Along with that my left eye, and left eye only waters up uncontrollably. My throat stays scratchy for 15-20 min until i cough some excess water or liquid back up. Lastly, none of this happens during the day. I have the scratchy throat verrrrry faintly during the day, but nothing more than a cough would make it feel better. It has been doing this for the last 2 weeks, and i am starting to get worried. What could this be? I am on Zyrtec, but i have been on that for 6 years now.

Before, I use to cough frequently near the end of summer and through the winter, during that time I usually get a cold due to the weather. Now, its 2009 and it is getting worst. My throat feels extremely itchy, dry, scratchy and drinking water doesn't help. I found that sometimes though that warm water would ease my throat a bit and it seems like cold dry air triggers the coughing more.

Yes, I have a very bad cough from the Riba too. Good luck to you on the smoking. I cannot believe you were teaching full time while on treatment and smoking as well. You must have a very strong constitution. You are very fortunate for that. You know the drill about smoking...it is deadly. Having said that as a former smoker who still longs to smoke, I think you are wise to tackle one thing at a time. Clear the virus, rebuild your health. Later there are things you can try to help you quit.

I have the same ...about 4 months now I have had a dry cough, scratchy throat, raspy voice, head aches , general malaise , I think mine are caused by environmental allergies, caused by the toxins we are being sprayed with constantly .I am told a Heavy Metal test will tell me what toxins I have in me ..I have yet to get it done ..

I am now left with a scratchy throat and a constant dry cough. My vocal cords seem to be very irritated. I get worse if I talk a lot. Additionally, I can't eat certain types of food anymore, such as anything with a sweet icing such as a glazed donut or anything spicy. I don't normally eat sweet stuff, but I occasionally have dessert after a great meal. Those types of food will send me into a coughing fit.

I started having a chronic cough about 1993. I've been to every kind of doctor there is and had many tests. I did have reflux and had the fundoplication surgery for it. That was 10 years ago. I still have "mild" reflux. As long as I don't talk or eat dry food or scratchy food I don't cough as badly BUT, sometimes it just comes out of the blue. I've had all the different antihistamines, stomach medicines, antibiotics, steroids and so on that you can name.

FIRST, I am on with my life then I start to feel a mild oncoming tickly itch sensation in my throat ( sometimes on one side the the other side or both sides) , it starts to get a stronger ITCH, I eyes start to tear and water and run down my cheeks, Then THAT CRAZY COUGH COMES. It causes my throat to hurt and get scratchy. HELP, I FEEL LIKE WRINGING MY OWN NECK and it is driving me and everyone else crazy. OH, and NO ANTI BIOTICS, allergy, nor cold medicines work. HELP.

It could be allergies I too have a dry cough for many weeks, scratchy throat, sore itchy eyes.Fatigue, all tests are normal ..I think its environmental as I do know each day in CA they are aerial spraying , you can ask for a heavy metal test to see if it could be something like that ..

I get a sore throat (not tonsils but when you swallow) I now go straight on antibiotics and use Bricanyl inhaler although it doesnt seem to have much effect except to cause alot of mucus coughed up from the lungs. It causes me to have spasm coughing and if I cannot control this to 3 or 4 coughs my windpipe closes over making it hard to breath in or out. The last one about 2 years ago stopped me breathing in and out completely for 10 to 15 seconds and I thought I had bought it.

I would say its allergies, many have coughs I have had one for 6 months now its a dry cough wakes me at night, scratchy throat , dry sore eyes..sneezing , runny nose...mine is environmental allergies ..they have been bombarding us with aerial spraying and in my opinion this is the cause ..

Has anyone found any help for this "chronic cough" condition??? This discussion is related to <a href="/posts/Respiratory-Disorders/Coughing--coughing--coughing/show/286593">Coughing, coughing, coughing!!</a>.

I have had a "tickle" in my throat which would cause sudden coughing for the last 4 weeks after a cold. A couple times in the last few weeks this caused me to gag and this morning, while brushing my teeth I gagged and had a bout of "dry heaves" because I had not yet eaten.

I have asthma too but my inhalers never touched that dry scratchy cough I got with the meds. That is why I knew it was the meds and not asthma. And now that it is mostly gone, I really know it was the Incivek, or at least I think so. I agree, these meds affect everyone differently and also to different degrees. Plus, sometimes the side effects come and go. But just when you think they are gone, back they come in full force, LOL, especially the flaming diarrhea.

toxins in the environment are causing it .other symptoms , dry cough, scratchy throat, head aches .

Unless you are just coughing because you have a scratchy throat or congestion.............if this is just that annoying dry hack cough from the riba - get the med).

Another week went by and still have a dry cough, coughing nothing up. Finished a Medrol Dose Pack (steroid).....they seemed to make me feel bad though, almost like I was going to faint after I would take them. Still not better after two weeks of this. Finally went to the ER and said it was probably bronchospasms. Gave me a breathing treatment. Chest xray was clear. Neck and throat xrays were ok too.

I am having the same problem and I take atenolol 75mg daily and have this annoying scratchy tickle in my throat that causes coughing. It is more frequent in the evening and is the worst when I lay down in bed at night and then I cough for about the first half hour. It is quite annoying and it is year round. I do not remember ever having this problem before I started taking it and never really associated it with the atenolol until I heard someone at work mention the same problem.

The main thing to remember to do is to keep your throat moist - a most throat won't feel as sore and scratchy as a dry throat will and a dry throat is more likely to cause coughing, which will further irritate your throat. If the sore throat is caused by a bacterial infection such as strep, the above home remedies will still provide relief from pain, but like with a virus, it won't get rid of the bacteria causing the infection and in order to do that, you will need an antibiotic.

i have this problem as well but it happens only when i get up in the morning and usually fter my one cup of instant coffee (no food before coffee). i wake up and once i stand up i start the coughing because of all the phlegm in my throat. this causes me to gag and and almost vomit (like dry heaves but ther is mucous production) does anyone now what this is? it is a daily occurence and has been going on for months now. i am absolutely fine the rest of the day!

Five years ago I did the dual threrapy SOC and relapsed. My throat was a little dry and scratchy then, but not to the degree I am experiencing now. I guess it's the Incivek causing the tipping point and making it more severe. Not that the INF and RIB SOC is a walk in the park by any means, but I can't wait to just be on those two drugs alone.

I had my thyroid checked (it's fine), I don't smoke, I don't sleep with my mouth open, I get plenty of exercise, and I take zyrtec for my allergies and I still make these embarassing throat noises to scratch my throat. Will having my tonsils removed reduce the scratchyness of my throat? Is this dry lumpy choking feeling I have during sleep something to be concered about? This may sound like a silly problem to have but it is really disrupting my life. Please Help!

As your doctor diagnosed, it could be tonsillitis. Throat pain, difficulty swallowing, fever, scratchiness in the throat, post nasal drip, malaise and loss of appetite are symptoms of tonsillitis. It can be caused by bacteria like streptococcus or it could be a viral infection. Bacterial infections need antibiotics. So, continue with the antibiotics and for the pain you can use OTC Acetaminophen. Hope this helped and do keep us posted.

On November 2 2012 (just days after Hurricane Sandy) I came home from work with a scratchy throat that became a sore throat the next morning, with coughing. Also any attempt to blow my nose devolved into a hacking cough and I almost threw up. I've also attempted lozenges and chloraseptic for the throat. Is it possible that I could be having similar symptoms?

About once every two weeks I get this feeling like my mouth and eyes and chest are completely dry. Almost scratchy. No cough in my chest. Is this allergies?

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