The chronic cough develops as a result of the nerve damage--the nerve damage becomes the reason
for more coughing. After 30+ years of developing a chronic
cough which would last
for about 4-5 months following every upper respiratory infection and being prescribed antibiotics, allergy medication, inhalers, steroids, to no avail, within 3 days of being prescribed GABAPENTIN and TRAMADOL, his cough was immediately arrested.