Coughing

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Have you ever tried Han's Honey Loquat syrup? You can take it straight or put it in tea. It is not labeled as a cough syrup but works well. It is imported from Hong Kong to the USA by Prince of Peace Enterprises. Their phone number is (800) 732-2328. I also have problems coughing until I throw up (did that last week, triple-ugh!!).

It says on the label: "...is a supreme quality Chinese traditional soothing beverage..." Love, Lee

Melinda Sprague <mydragon@...> wrote:

Hi Everybody,I'm STILL sick. Im averaging about 4 hours of sleep per night. Coughing up a storm, coughing so hard that I am practically throwing up. :(Its been about 8-9 weeks of this, and Im soooo dang tired. So basically thats why im so quiet. IM so tired!

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Nope never even heard of it. Sounds interesting. Ive been drinking tea

and such. Taking cough syrup, and i actually slept 6 hours in a row!!!!!!

Im so happy. I hope tonight goes well. The coughing hurts but maybe im

finally at the tail end of this thing.

Where did you find that Honey stuff Lee?

Melinda

At 03:25 PM 1/30/01 -0800, you wrote:

Have you ever tried Han's Honey

Loquat syrup? You can take it straight or put it in tea. It is not

labeled as a cough syrup but works well. It is imported from Hong Kong to

the USA by Prince of Peace Enterprises. Their phone number is (800)

732-2328. I also have problems coughing until I throw up (did that last

week, triple-ugh!!).

It says on the label: " ...is a supreme quality Chinese traditional

soothing beverage... "

Love, Lee

Melinda Sprague <mydragon@...> wrote:

Hi Everybody,

I'm STILL sick. Im averaging about 4 hours of sleep per night. Coughing

up

a storm, coughing so hard that I am practically throwing up.

Its been about 8-9 weeks of this, and Im soooo dang tired. So basically

thats why im so quiet. IM so tired!

[Guest guest]

I bought it from my acupuncturist.

Melinda Sprague <mydragon@...> wrote:

Nope never even heard of it. Sounds interesting. Ive been drinking tea and such. Taking cough syrup, and i actually slept 6 hours in a row!!!!!! Im so happy. I hope tonight goes well. The coughing hurts but maybe im finally at the tail end of this thing. :)Where did you find that Honey stuff Lee?

Have you ever tried Han's Honey Loquat syrup? You can take it straight or put it in tea. It is not labeled as a cough syrup but works well. It is imported from Hong Kong to the USA by Prince of Peace Enterprises. Their phone number is (800) 732-2328. I also have problems coughing until I throw up (did that last week, triple-ugh!!). It says on the label: "...is a supreme quality Chinese traditional soothing beverage..."

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i know just what you mean guin..... for over forty years i have been

getting the fluttering feeling in my chest and i have always forced a cough

to get it back to normal.... guess it worked, im still here.....

ive always had a skip in my heart beat....beat five,,,skip one....and some

days i still do....

i was in the hospital with pneumonia and they just happened to hang a

holter monitor on me.....and i guess it showed the arrythmia once or

twice.....i was sitting on the bed eating dinner when 4 nurses come running

in the room to see if i was alright...didnt even know it had occurred.

anyhoo,,,two days later and two heart caths later, i had this thingee stuck

in me....got zapeed twice last march and its had to do nothing in over a

year now....(i thank god for that everyday that i wake up)

the doc laughed at me when i told him i cough to get rid of the

flutters....but he put it on my chart that i self medicated myself with

coughs.....

that cracked me up...

bob in pa

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My EP kinda shakes his head when I tell him about coughing and getting " back on

track " . But he tells me to " keep coughing " ......

Glad you are still here too. I am happy to be awake each morning as well.

~guin

J wrote:

> i know just what you mean guin..... for over forty years i have been

> getting the fluttering feeling in my chest and i have always forced a cough

> to get it back to normal.... guess it worked, im still here.....

>

> ive always had a skip in my heart beat....beat five,,,skip one....and some

> days i still do....

>

> i was in the hospital with pneumonia and they just happened to hang a

> holter monitor on me.....and i guess it showed the arrythmia once or

> twice.....i was sitting on the bed eating dinner when 4 nurses come running

> in the room to see if i was alright...didnt even know it had occurred.

>

> anyhoo,,,two days later and two heart caths later, i had this thingee stuck

> in me....got zapeed twice last march and its had to do nothing in over a

> year now....(i thank god for that everyday that i wake up)

>

> the doc laughed at me when i told him i cough to get rid of the

> flutters....but he put it on my chart that i self medicated myself with

> coughs.....

>

> that cracked me up...

>

> bob in pa

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Guin, When I went into VT during a treadmill stress

test my Dr. started yelling for me to cough at the

same time he was yelling for the defib machine(that

was before I got the ICD).The coughing brought me out

of it before they had to use the paddles which I was

very grateful for.So I'm with you! Keep on coughing

!!!! --- Guin Van Dyke

<guin@...> wrote:

> Well that article seems to " poo poo " coughing. In

> my first angio gram, my heart

> spasmed out -- that Doctor was yelling for a

> pacemaker while beating on my chest

> and yelling at me to cough.... He said " cough, I M E

> A N cough " . Well that got

> me back on track and I didn't need the

> pacemaker..... Later of course (more

> than 1 year) I had the ICD implanted. Again, the

> coughing saved my life. It

> seems logical to me that if the coughing stimulates

> the heart and pushes blood

> through, and helps restore to normal beating... -- I

> am going to keep

> coughing!!!!

> ~guin

>

> chet wrote:

>

> > Here is a web site worth reading covering the

> subject of coughing and heart

> > problems.

> >

> > http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/blcpr.htm

> >

> > Chet

> >

> > Re: Coughing

> >

> > Coughing stimulates the heart and can help get

> it back on track --

> > coughing shoots blood through the heart. They say

> that if you think you are

> > having a heart attack to cough -- it buys you

> time.

> > I find that it helps get arrhythmia's on track

> for me. I had VT while

> > driving down the road -- before ICD and I coughed

> and coughed - I know it

> > saved my life! Yes, my 11 year old was in the car

> with me -- I thought do I

> > pull over - or just get home -- I coughed so much,

> my daughter asked if I

> > was okay -- yes, I was and I continued to drive

> home! I know it saved my

> > life.

> > ~guin

> >

> >

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> >

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> was before I got the ICD).The coughing brought me out

> of it before they had to use the paddles which I was

> very grateful for.So I'm with you! Keep on coughing

This is starting to worry me some. I've been thru the EKG thing,

echocardio thing, treadmill

thallium stress thing..... supposedly all is well. But i sometimes feel

this very 'tight' feeling in my

chest, and my heart skips beats and seems to 'flutter'. I can almost

instantly relieve this by deep

coughing. I do have high BP, am on accupril for that. They stopped the

thallium stress test before

i reached my target heart rate (based on your age), because my BP

skyrocketed. But even so,

they said that test showed normal function. So sayeth my doc.

Is it time, perhaps, to switch doctors? Or quit smoking? (even tho the

cardio guy/staff doing

the treadmill test kept asking was i some sort of athlete..... i never

got winded despite however

much they increased the rate). Or both?

Sue

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The discussion of the benefits of coughing remind me of Linus ing's

advocacy of Vitamin C, which was generally not proven to be medically

(preventing the common cold, etc.) correct as ing said it was. Still

there are those--me, for one--who believe that there is a significant level

of truth to the idea and will continue to use it as a preventative to

whatever degree it provides. If in a bind, I'll try the coughing. I just

won't try to convince anyone that it is the cure that some have said.

Bill

Re: Coughing

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hi sue,,

you just described what ive been doing most of my life....i would get a

fluttering feeling in my chest and maybe a bit lightheaded and a forced

cough would stop it... i mentioned to several docs over my adult life and

it was summarily dismissed as a fluke.

twice during hospital visits they put the holter monitor on me and found

nothing....til the infamous day of march 1 when my life changed....c'est le

vie...

i make the best of what ive got...

bob in pa (summers coming,,,have to make lots of lemonade)

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bill, do you remember some 35 years ago, the ama said that aspirin was not

a benefit in preventing heart attacks.....now they prescribe the stuff to

help thin the blood....ive been taking and aspirin most every day for forty

years now.....

and i to take vitamin e,,,,aside from the asthma problems and the heart

troubles ive not had a cold or the flu in more than 8 years...

but, admittedly,,,im first in line for that flu shot every year....

bob in pa

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Bill -

I like your approach -- I mean, if you're in that situation, it's not like coughing is gonna hurt anything -- just might help to prevent a zap, and if it doesn't then the ICD will do it's job.

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> The discussion of the benefits of coughing remind me of Linus ing's

> advocacy of Vitamin C, which was generally not proven to be medically

> (preventing the common cold, etc.) correct as ing said it was. Still

> there are those--me, for one--who believe that there is a significant

level

> of truth to the idea and will continue to use it as a preventative to

> whatever degree it provides. If in a bind, I'll try the coughing. I just

> won't try to convince anyone that it is the cure that some have said.

>

> Bill

Bill,

That's the way I look at also. When I posted the web site on the subject, it

was for information only. Not a judgment on whether it was scientifically

proven to work or not to work. I look for facts when available, but in this

case, there apparently have been no studies done to approve or disapprove

the theory.

If I was in a difficult situation, I would probably start coughing also.

Chet

[Guest guest]

Thank you Chet... I was aware of the " legend " status of this method

of CPR... good to see you're checking things out rather than just

taking all for granted... although we intend to offer help here... we

really shouldn't take everything we read online as gospel.

JES in NJ...

God Bless America

> Here is a web site worth reading covering the subject of coughing

and heart

> problems.

>

>

> http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/blcpr.htm

>

> Chet

>

>

> Re: Coughing

>

>

> Coughing stimulates the heart and can help get it back on track --

> coughing shoots blood through the heart. They say that if you

think you are

> having a heart attack to cough -- it buys you time.

> I find that it helps get arrhythmia's on track for me. I had VT

while

> driving down the road -- before ICD and I coughed and coughed - I

know it

> saved my life! Yes, my 11 year old was in the car with me -- I

thought do I

> pull over - or just get home -- I coughed so much, my daughter

asked if I

> was okay -- yes, I was and I continued to drive home! I know it

saved my

> life.

> ~guin

[Guest guest]

--- Sue Owens <susie77@...> wrote:

>

>

>

> > was before I got the ICD).The coughing brought me

> out

> > of it before they had to use the paddles which I

> was

> > very grateful for.So I'm with you! Keep on

> coughing

>

> This is starting to worry me some. I've been thru

> the EKG thing,

> echocardio thing, treadmill

> thallium stress thing..... supposedly all is well.

> But i sometimes feel

> this very 'tight' feeling in my

> chest, and my heart skips beats and seems to

> 'flutter'. I can almost

> instantly relieve this by deep

> coughing. I do have high BP, am on accupril for

> that. They stopped the

> thallium stress test before

> i reached my target heart rate (based on your age),

> because my BP

> skyrocketed. But even so,

> they said that test showed normal function. So

> sayeth my doc.

> Is it time, perhaps, to switch doctors? Or quit

> smoking?

Sue, I don't want to scrare you but my treadmill

test also was normal(that is normal for me, I had

already had by-pass surgery) but that didn't stop my

heart from going into v-tach while doing just fine on

the treadmill test.In fact I was feeling good and very

proud of myself for being able to get my heart rate up

where the Doc wanted it when all of a sudden I started

feeling dizzy and my heart started to flip flop. In

just a matter of seconds I was in full Ventricular

Tachycardia and it was all recorded on the test strip

they were running for the treadmill test. I do think

you should quit smoking but I know how easy that is to

say and how hard it is to do! I smoked for 30yr and

know that is at least part of the reason for my

problems now.Quiting smoking was one of the hardest

things I have ever had to do but it has been 8 yrs now

and I no longer even remember why I liked it but at my

age (66) I no longer remember a lot of things I used

to like!! LOL Really hope that there is nothing wrong

with your heart but it never hurts to have a second

opinion and I think if I were you I would get another

Dr's advice (preferably a cardio) just for your peace

of mind. Also, keep coughing!I'm going to as long as

it works whether its ever proven scientificly or not!

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This is the day that the Lord has made.Be happy and peaceful in it.May He bless

you greatly.

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I find that coughing doesn't help the A-Fib I get every so often. I just have to ride it out.....which is hard to do. Lots of time sleep will stop it.

I think if you are in a situation where help isn't readily available then it can't hurt to try it while you wait.

[Guest guest]

Yes, I have very bad allergies, seasonal and environmental. I would get

bronchitis

all the time because I always had a trickle of phlegm flowing down the back of

my

throat, some of which would inevitably end up in my lungs. Finally, my doctor

prescribed Claritin (back before it was over the counter), and it still seems to

mostly fix the problem for me. I take 1 each day. The pills are really small

and

easy to swallow. You can also take Alavert that dissolves in your mouth, if

swallowing is an issue.

Jenn

>

> my 13 year old daughter with type II has been coughing for over a week now.

she has

no other symptoms but is not able to go to school since she needs her cough

assist every

couple of hours. we seem to have had this problem at the same time last year.

we are

wondering if it could be seasonal. does anyone else have seasonal allergies and

if so,

what do you do about it? any input would be appreciated.

[Guest guest]

hi i am mohini from india.i have the problem of sma type II,i am 21 yrs old and

my 13 yrs old brother is also havin sma type II,he has a coughing problem infact

he is facing this coughing problem since he was 2 yrs old.but now a days we have

started some ayurvedic medicine for him.and he is feeling better now!!!if u need

some assistent in this metter i will definetly halp u.

yours

mohini sharma

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Hi Kathy,

I also have Type 2. Until I got my ventilator and made some

lifestyle changes, I was in the hospital every year beginning at the

age of 11 at least once during the spring with bronchitis or

pneumonia. Smog in the Silicon Valley growing up, and later the

pollen count wherever I am, have always wreaked havoc with me. I use

Allegra when my respiratory system feels vulnerable. I tried

Claritin, but it made my lungs feel tight. I swear by Gan Mao Ling

at the 1st sigh of a cough.

My last respiratory infection was in May 2000. Before that was

probably spring 1994. I don't use any respiratory equipment other

than a non-invasive ventilator 20 hrs. per day, and a nebulizer with

a bronchial dialator once every 12-18 months.

I imagine your daughter is growing fast. Allergies may be a new

thing she's dealing with. Good luck with puzzling out the right

combination of care strategies for her. It's not fun being sick just

when the weather gets good.

Alana

>

> my 13 year old daughter with type II has been coughing for over a

week now. she has no other symptoms but is not able to go to school

since she needs her cough assist every couple of hours. we seem to

have had this problem at the same time last year. we are wondering

if it could be seasonal. does anyone else have seasonal allergies

and if so, what do you do about it? any input would be appreciated.

>

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Do you have any links you can give me on the ayurvedic medicine?

>

> hi i am mohini from india.i have the problem of sma type II,i am 21

yrs old and my 13 yrs old brother is also havin sma type II,he has a

coughing problem infact he is facing this coughing problem since he

was 2 yrs old.but now a days we have started some ayurvedic medicine

for him.and he is feeling better now!!!if u need some assistent in

this metter i will definetly halp u.

>

>

> yours

> mohini sharma

>

>

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Alana,

What is Gan Mao Ling?

Alana <alrt@...> wrote:

Hi Kathy,

I also have Type 2. Until I got my ventilator and made some

lifestyle changes, I was in the hospital every year beginning at the

age of 11 at least once during the spring with bronchitis or

pneumonia. Smog in the Silicon Valley growing up, and later the

pollen count wherever I am, have always wreaked havoc with me. I use

Allegra when my respiratory system feels vulnerable. I tried

Claritin, but it made my lungs feel tight. I swear by Gan Mao Ling

at the 1st sigh of a cough.

My last respiratory infection was in May 2000. Before that was

probably spring 1994. I don't use any respiratory equipment other

than a non-invasive ventilator 20 hrs. per day, and a nebulizer with

a bronchial dialator once every 12-18 months.

I imagine your daughter is growing fast. Allergies may be a new

thing she's dealing with. Good luck with puzzling out the right

combination of care strategies for her. It's not fun being sick just

when the weather gets good.

Alana

>

> my 13 year old daughter with type II has been coughing for over a

week now. she has no other symptoms but is not able to go to school

since she needs her cough assist every couple of hours. we seem to

have had this problem at the same time last year. we are wondering

if it could be seasonal. does anyone else have seasonal allergies

and if so, what do you do about it? any input would be appreciated.

>

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It's Chinese herbal formula that work very well for me. Chinese herbs

and acupuncture have helped me with stamina and respiratory issues,

though, have done little for my lpain, digestion and bladder infections.

Here are two links about it. I prefer the Plum Flower Brand:

http://store.sheepish.us/ganmaolincol.html

http://www.asiachi.com/ganmaoling.html

>

> Alana,

> What is Gan Mao Ling?

>

[Guest guest]

My son is 16 SMA II he suffers from allergies he takes ready tab claritin

nightly through out the whole year. He also uses combivent inhaler as

needed. Thant seems to work good for him.

S.

>From: Kathy Maloney <kitty72470@...>

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>Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 07:15:45 -0700 (PDT)

>

>my 13 year old daughter with type II has been coughing for over a week now.

> she has no other symptoms but is not able to go to school since she needs

>her cough assist every couple of hours. we seem to have had this problem

>at the same time last year. we are wondering if it could be seasonal.

>does anyone else have seasonal allergies and if so, what do you do about

>it? any input would be appreciated.

>

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yes my son had to get and inhaler.

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All I can tell you is my personal experience. When I drink cold drinks

I have a coughing fit. Or when I go from a warm area to a cold area I

have a coughing fit. Or when I do dishes with the steamy hot water I

have a coughing fit. Its a touch of asthma. Doctors gave me tests for

asthma, but I passed all. So thier conclusion is a slight touch of

asthma. I take claritin almost daily. It helps.

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All I can tell you is my personal experience. When I drink cold drinks

I have a coughing fit. Or when I go from a warm area to a cold area I

have a coughing fit. Or when I do dishes with the steamy hot water I

have a coughing fit. Its a touch of asthma. Doctors gave me tests for

asthma, but I passed all. So thier conclusion is a slight touch of

asthma. I take claritin almost daily. It helps.