Chiang Mai Chest?

[DavidOxon]

Hi

I've had a annoying cough for over a month, I thought it was almost gone but it's decided to come back again a couple of days ago

and is getting worse, with aching ribs, back and shoulders.

I haven't had this before and it's my 4th summer here...

I'm guessing it's quite common here with all the pollution.

How do you guys get rid of it?

Thanks

David

[CobraSnakeNecktie]

There hasn't been much pollution this season. I would even venture to guess it's been a record low pollution for this period.

Might want to get checked out by a pro.

[Beetlejuice]

Go and get yourself checked out at a hospital, pronto.

These are the same symtoms that I got when I contracted dengue fever 9 years aso.

[realthaideal]

Hey David. I was sick for like 2 mo's, from End Jan thru most of March. It really pissed me off. It was actually a sinus thing but then had a lung n stupid cough component as well. it really just wouldn't go, even when the sinus and general weakness, sick feeling was gone. It seemed to be more than a sick-cough though the air, as stated above, wasn't really that bad. Anyway, I ran into a friend I hadn't seen for several weeks, he'd had the smae thing n gone to see a specialist n he told him he'd had a cold but now had some sort of lung irritation from something in the air, despite the better air quality. I took notes on the inhaler he got, and now, after a week of using it - a very low dose steroid anti-inflammatory - I have no cough whatsoever and it does do alot to help with that feeling of "I'm finally healthy !" I recommend you go to Pharmachoice as they usually have a real pharmacist on hand to answer your questions. What I'm using is called 'Pulmicort Turbuhaler.' I just threw out the indsert a couple days ago, but the active ingredient is some sort of cortico-steroid. I plan to use this one inhaler - it should last about 2 months - by weaning myself with less frequent doses towards the end, and then see where I'm at. Good luck, keep us posted.

And btw... to add to the long story, I did go to Sripat n get a total physical and some blood tests to check organ functions n everything. It was all good. Just minor residue of the sinus infection, and the nagging cough. To my chagrin I was pronounced very healthy.

[crusader79]

Perhaps you've developed asthma. That's what happened to me several years ago, it took me a couple of months to realize that I didn't have a chest infection (my GP had been useless).

In my case it turned out to have been triggered by exposure to dust mites (it started immediately after a major house cleaning), but now every winter the asthma returns and I used a Seretide inhaler for a couple of months to keep it under control.

Apparently asthma can suddenly develop like that after years of exposure to allergens like dust mites and air pollution, the body reaches a tipping point and reacts. Coughs can of course be caused by many other things, but It might be worth visiting an allergist to check things out.