James Burns

Thank you all for commenting with suggestions and confirming that it is normal with IPF.  I was diagnosed in 2018 and it has now progressed to the point of full evaluation at Duke in early December to prepare for lung transplant sometime next year.

I find coughing spells every morning are part of my daily life, but not at night.  I am sleeping w…[Read more]

Marianne,

I too was originally diagnosed with GERD because of cough.  When the endoscopy showed only mild signs of irritation they did a chest Xray and and voila, you need to see a pulmonologist and do some further testing.  That was the beginning of the answer which turned out to be IPF (no real answer after all).  I was never a smoker and ne…[Read more]

I think it is Green Tea Extract that can be purchased as capsules.  I think that is what Steve was saying helps his cough, although it claims to be helpful for other issues.  I have not seen it listed as helpful for coughs, but it seems to be relatively safe since it is green tea extract and clearly green tea is universally thought to be b…[Read more]

Thanks for all the replies.  I guess I am not alone with the morning issues.  I am on benzanotate (Tessalon perles)  but they do not seem to be effective. I will certainly try cough drops as suggested and I guess it is just part of the condition and not indicative of further damage. It is annoying, uncomfortable, and embarrassing in COVID si…[Read more]