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Has anyone suffered any long term damage after covid that makes you suspectable to chest infections and persistent coughs.
And if so what route did your Dr take. This is starting to ruin my life now as I can't do my job properly as I'm unwell every other week and keep getting sent home from work which has caused me to be then put on sickness reviews. It's been going on for over 6 months, but been worse the last 3.
I can't have a social life. I feel like people are constantly looking at me like I'm infected when I start coughing in a public place.
I cough till I'm physically sick on evenings.
I have a reliever inhaler which doesn't seem to have an effect. I just want my life back  |
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Ensure to check your oxygen levels. If they keep dropping before, during, after a coughing fit, it may require further examination.
For example, Mr had similiar 1 month after recovering. Checked his O2s, a trip to community hospital to confirm low oxygen, so a trip to A&E.
It was difficult to diagnose as the levels would occasionally go back to normal, but they did an xray, and found lots of small blood clots across both his lungs.
Treatment, and blood thinners, and he's an awful lot better.
But. Developing blood clots also means you have a higher chance to do so again in the future (covid or not), so blood thinners for life in this case.
If something isn't right, and it is worrying you get it checked out. Drs first, but if they are stumped ask for examinations at the long covid clinics, or if something is really bad, be prepared for over night stays at A&E.
Big hugs, and hope you feel better soon, complications free. |
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"Ensure to check your oxygen levels. If they keep dropping before, during, after a coughing fit, it may require further examination.
For example, Mr had similiar 1 month after recovering. Checked his O2s, a trip to community hospital to confirm low oxygen, so a trip to A&E.
It was difficult to diagnose as the levels would occasionally go back to normal, but they did an xray, and found lots of small blood clots across both his lungs.
Treatment, and blood thinners, and he's an awful lot better.
But. Developing blood clots also means you have a higher chance to do so again in the future (covid or not), so blood thinners for life in this case.
If something isn't right, and it is worrying you get it checked out. Drs first, but if they are stumped ask for examinations at the long covid clinics, or if something is really bad, be prepared for over night stays at A&E.
Big hugs, and hope you feel better soon, complications free."
I've had a chest x-ray waiting on results they said 3 weeks but I am guessing if it was something on the chest x-ray I would have been contacted. Dr thinks it could be asthma but I'm not convinced as the inhaler isn't helping yet the antibiotics prescribed did help in short term but the cough came back 2 weeks later. |
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"Has anyone suffered any long term damage after covid that makes you suspectable to chest infections and persistent coughs.
And if so what route did your Dr take. This is starting to ruin my life now as I can't do my job properly as I'm unwell every other week and keep getting sent home from work which has caused me to be then put on sickness reviews. It's been going on for over 6 months, but been worse the last 3.
I can't have a social life. I feel like people are constantly looking at me like I'm infected when I start coughing in a public place.
I cough till I'm physically sick on evenings.
I have a reliever inhaler which doesn't seem to have an effect. I just want my life back "
Definitely ask the Dr for an X ray or a CT scan. My GP is excellent and they sent me for an X ray when I kept getting coughs and it's turned out to be something entirely different than long COVID!
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Fresh air away from pollution a big help for me , but chest cough starts again when back in town, so it must be easily aggravated, don't fancy walking around with a mask on again though.Will try the steam inhaling tip with menthol drops as suggested,got to be worth a try. |
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"Fresh air away from pollution a big help for me , but chest cough starts again when back in town, so it must be easily aggravated, don't fancy walking around with a mask on again though.Will try the steam inhaling tip with menthol drops as suggested,got to be worth a try."
Inhaling salty water is best for clearing the lungs. Try it. |
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My partner had a persistent cough,after covid ,No chest infections but feeling tired all the time due to lack of proper sleep from the coughing.GP was honest in that they don't fully understand the long term effects yet.All they offered was a muscle relaxer can't remember what it was called as he decided not to take it.
9 months on the cough is just about gone.
He did notice it was not as bad while at work ,He works in a sterile lab that has Air purifiers and i bought a couple for the house which seemed to help. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP 47 weeks ago
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"Has anyone suffered any long term damage after covid that makes you suspectable to chest infections and persistent coughs.
And if so what route did your Dr take. This is starting to ruin my life now as I can't do my job properly as I'm unwell every other week and keep getting sent home from work which has caused me to be then put on sickness reviews. It's been going on for over 6 months, but been worse the last 3.
I can't have a social life. I feel like people are constantly looking at me like I'm infected when I start coughing in a public place.
I cough till I'm physically sick on evenings.
I have a reliever inhaler which doesn't seem to have an effect. I just want my life back
Definitely ask the Dr for an X ray or a CT scan. My GP is excellent and they sent me for an X ray when I kept getting coughs and it's turned out to be something entirely different than long COVID!
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Had a x ray, waiting on results |
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"Fresh air away from pollution a big help for me , but chest cough starts again when back in town, so it must be easily aggravated, don't fancy walking around with a mask on again though.Will try the steam inhaling tip with menthol drops as suggested,got to be worth a try."
Masks make it worse for me, I actually wonder because I had to wear a mask at work for 2 years that the fibres have contributed to the issue |
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By (user no longer on site) 47 weeks ago
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"Fresh air away from pollution a big help for me , but chest cough starts again when back in town, so it must be easily aggravated, don't fancy walking around with a mask on again though.Will try the steam inhaling tip with menthol drops as suggested,got to be worth a try.
Masks make it worse for me, I actually wonder because I had to wear a mask at work for 2 years that the fibres have contributed to the issue "
Maybe it is my age and my old job, damage done years ago with no ppe.in dusty jobs we were given a 10p an hr pay increase to purchase milk to drink to keep the dust down !had to keep the receipt,happy days . Now my chest not so good, hopefully lessons have been learnt and people won't suffer so much. |
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"I will get my doctor's opinion before l try inhaling salt, never heard of that ,can't be too careful."
Google it. Salt is a natural healer. That’s why you gargle with it. |
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"I will get my doctor's opinion before l try inhaling salt, never heard of that ,can't be too careful.
Google it. Salt is a natural healer. That’s why you gargle with it. "
Thanks for that ,and l googled it , came to the conclusion l need to clarify it's effectiness in my case . |
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"I will get my doctor's opinion before l try inhaling salt, never heard of that ,can't be too careful.
Google it. Salt is a natural healer. That’s why you gargle with it.
Thanks for that ,and l googled it , came to the conclusion l need to clarify it's effectiness in my case ."
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"I will get my doctor's opinion before l try inhaling salt, never heard of that ,can't be too careful.
Google it. Salt is a natural healer. That’s why you gargle with it.
Thanks for that ,and l googled it , came to the conclusion l need to clarify it's effectiness in my case ."
Good, it's always best to make an informed decision. |
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"Ensure to check your oxygen levels. If they keep dropping before, during, after a coughing fit, it may require further examination.
For example, Mr had similiar 1 month after recovering. Checked his O2s, a trip to community hospital to confirm low oxygen, so a trip to A&E.
It was difficult to diagnose as the levels would occasionally go back to normal, but they did an xray, and found lots of small blood clots across both his lungs.
Treatment, and blood thinners, and he's an awful lot better.
But. Developing blood clots also means you have a higher chance to do so again in the future (covid or not), so blood thinners for life in this case.
If something isn't right, and it is worrying you get it checked out. Drs first, but if they are stumped ask for examinations at the long covid clinics, or if something is really bad, be prepared for over night stays at A&E.
Big hugs, and hope you feel better soon, complications free.
I've had a chest x-ray waiting on results they said 3 weeks but I am guessing if it was something on the chest x-ray I would have been contacted. Dr thinks it could be asthma but I'm not convinced as the inhaler isn't helping yet the antibiotics prescribed did help in short term but the cough came back 2 weeks later. "
Chase up the results with your GP. |
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Since coming down with Covid in December 2021 I've had a bad cough/cold, bronchiolitis, strep throat, tonsillitis, sinus problems and everything else pertaining to the ears,nose and throat every other month.
I'm currently on week 4 of a bad infection and just got antibiotics.
Last year I had the worse case of bronchiolitis I've ever had in my life. Didn't need antibiotics as I wasn't coughing up green crap, but was coughing from my chest so bad I was vomiting.
Previous to Covid I'd never had a chest infection or bronchiolitis and rarely got any throat infections.
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"Fresh air away from pollution a big help for me , but chest cough starts again when back in town, so it must be easily aggravated, don't fancy walking around with a mask on again though.Will try the steam inhaling tip with menthol drops as suggested,got to be worth a try.
Inhaling salty water is best for clearing the lungs. Try it. "
Do you mean inhaling it into your lungs? |
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"Fresh air away from pollution a big help for me , but chest cough starts again when back in town, so it must be easily aggravated, don't fancy walking around with a mask on again though.Will try the steam inhaling tip with menthol drops as suggested,got to be worth a try.
Inhaling salty water is best for clearing the lungs. Try it.
Do you mean inhaling it into your lungs? "
Ignore me, I thought you meant actual water, not steam.
I'm ill, forgive my stupidity  |
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I had a problem with persistent coughing that started in Oct nov 2019 before Covid came about it lingered for months/years ( I suspected it was Covid) I had Covid proper in April 2022 which wasn’t really bad but eventually got referred to long Covid clinic which was very helpful, I had already been taking my blue inhaler plus a creamy brown one which did absolutely nothing, I was then prescribed a pinky red one called fostair and within a week my coughing was gone my blood oxygen level is really good and can walk without being out of breath..... that little pink inhaler has been a life changer for me |
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By (user no longer on site) 47 weeks ago
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Some great advice on here. About 8 month ago l had chest xray and the ultrasound on my chest ,all clear. I had a bad accident 4 yr ago and really damaged my chest and arm, at the time the xray was clear but l dont think it did me much good long term.l came to the conclusion my problem is caused by lots of things: previous lifestyle,injury,pollution,covid, gawd knows what else .Seems like l'm lucky compared to others who are suffering. |
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I have LC with breathlessness and high rate when exercising in any form. Its been about 18 months from getting Covid.
I had xrays and assessments from respiratory and cardiology departments. For me it's just accepting my situation now. I contacted the doctors and a friend from the xray department informed me about the Long Covid clinic. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP 47 weeks ago
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Thank you for everyones replies.
I haven't chased up GP yet as was told chase when it gets to 3 weeks (end of this week). I did manage 2 whole weeks without coughing so much after antibiotics but it's come back with a vengeance.
Interesting how others have talked about throat issues too as I have also been suffering with losing my voice, sore throats etc.
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"Thank you for everyones replies.
I haven't chased up GP yet as was told chase when it gets to 3 weeks (end of this week). I did manage 2 whole weeks without coughing so much after antibiotics but it's come back with a vengeance.
Interesting how others have talked about throat issues too as I have also been suffering with losing my voice, sore throats etc.
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forgot to say coughing was always bad as soon as I went to bed and lay down and seriously affected my sleep |
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I had this exact problem for about 8 months or so after my covid... i had so many tests, inhailers, tablets, xray blood tests, ect i was in the docs more then out of it. My asthma nurses heard me cough and said its whooping cough because it sounded like it, i coughed till i was sick or sometimes blacked out a second cos of the straining and lack of breath. nothing fixed it, nothing showed on any scans. It wasnt whooping cough through the bloods they did.
then suddenly winter hit and i just stopped coughing and it hadnt come back this year... i didnt know if it was a weird coughing hayfeaver corresponding with spring when it started, so was waiting to see if it started up again this year but nothing...
I didnt get any diagnoses or answers.. they ruled a million things out.. but could not tell me what it was. But started during my covid and carried on after i tested neg. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP 47 weeks ago
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"I had this exact problem for about 8 months or so after my covid... i had so many tests, inhailers, tablets, xray blood tests, ect i was in the docs more then out of it. My asthma nurses heard me cough and said its whooping cough because it sounded like it, i coughed till i was sick or sometimes blacked out a second cos of the straining and lack of breath. nothing fixed it, nothing showed on any scans. It wasnt whooping cough through the bloods they did.
then suddenly winter hit and i just stopped coughing and it hadnt come back this year... i didnt know if it was a weird coughing hayfeaver corresponding with spring when it started, so was waiting to see if it started up again this year but nothing...
I didnt get any diagnoses or answers.. they ruled a million things out.. but could not tell me what it was. But started during my covid and carried on after i tested neg."
It's a positive thing that it finally stopped for you. Unfortunately mine started in the winter.
The sick until vomiting is horrific - I've always had a bit of a fear of being sick but it's become such a regular occurrence now as I'm sick a few times a week. |
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Maybe its a time thing rather then a season thing.. i saw another answer say it was similar timespan. It is good if you keep on at the doc, get bloods and scans for everything cos you can rule things out or catch things that might not be showing.. get them to give you a good mot all over until you get answers. |
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By (user no longer on site) 47 weeks ago
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"I had this exact problem for about 8 months or so after my covid... i had so many tests, inhailers, tablets, xray blood tests, ect i was in the docs more then out of it. My asthma nurses heard me cough and said its whooping cough because it sounded like it, i coughed till i was sick or sometimes blacked out a second cos of the straining and lack of breath. nothing fixed it, nothing showed on any scans. It wasnt whooping cough through the bloods they did.
then suddenly winter hit and i just stopped coughing and it hadnt come back this year... i didnt know if it was a weird coughing hayfeaver corresponding with spring when it started, so was waiting to see if it started up again this year but nothing...
I didnt get any diagnoses or answers.. they ruled a million things out.. but could not tell me what it was. But started during my covid and carried on after i tested neg.
It's a positive thing that it finally stopped for you. Unfortunately mine started in the winter.
The sick until vomiting is horrific - I've always had a bit of a fear of being sick but it's become such a regular occurrence now as I'm sick a few times a week. "
It's good that you are looking for answers in every way you can ,must be frustrating not getting to the bottom of it, as previous op said laying down can make it worse when sleeping. I'm just trying to get fresh air when l can , watching what l eat in case that triggers a cough, good luck anyway! |
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"Inhale the steam from very salty water. Clears the lungs.
Steam won't contain salt, water boils off leaving the salt crystallized.
It's how they make salt from seawater"
I remember doing that at school in a science lesson  |
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"Inhale the steam from very salty water. Clears the lungs.
Steam won't contain salt, water boils off leaving the salt crystallized.
It's how they make salt from seawater
I remember doing that at school in a science lesson "
And you will raise the boiling point so use more energy. |
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"Yeah loads of the fooled people that took their jabs. I know they of a few perfectly healthy people suffering badly since getting that thing "
Always nice to get perspective from a scientist's point of view |
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By (user no longer on site) 47 weeks ago
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"Fresh air away from pollution a big help for me , but chest cough starts again when back in town, so it must be easily aggravated, don't fancy walking around with a mask on again though.Will try the steam inhaling tip with menthol drops as suggested,got to be worth a try.
Inhaling salty water is best for clearing the lungs. Try it.
Do you mean inhaling it into your lungs?
Ignore me, I thought you meant actual water, not steam.
I'm ill, forgive my stupidity "
Not stupid at all. It is good to clarify as it could go so wrong. X |
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"Inhale the steam from very salty water. Clears the lungs.
Steam won't contain salt, water boils off leaving the salt crystallized.
It's how they make salt from seawater"
Yes it does. It’s not being condensed and filtered- do some research before talking crap. |
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I had Covid just before Christmas two years ago
And was quite poorly
Suffering from asthma I struggled with my breathing for awhile
And couldn’t cough to clear my throat without it feeling like I was ripping my lungs apart
This gradually became better??
But there was still something?
This year I started having terrible pain in my ribs and chest
And went to a physio
She manipulated my chest and back
Until I started reusing my right lung properly
I wasn’t filling it fully
So I’d suggest having a look at your breathing
And if necessary get some physio
Good luck
N xx |
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"Inhale the steam from very salty water. Clears the lungs.
Steam won't contain salt, water boils off leaving the salt crystallized.
It's how they make salt from seawater
Yes it does. It’s not being condensed and filtered- do some research before talking crap. "
No offence, but you didn't qualify your recommendation. Was it something that worked for you or did you read about it or hear of it from another person? |
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"Inhale the steam from very salty water. Clears the lungs.
Steam won't contain salt, water boils off leaving the salt crystallized.
It's how they make salt from seawater
Yes it does. It’s not being condensed and filtered- do some research before talking crap. "
If salt evaporated with water then desalination plants wouldn't work and rain and rivers would be salty |
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After having covid twice and not suffering like many others have, and having injections I know suffer from chest infections I do honestly think my immune system has been weakened I get a cold more easily, never before have I suffered to this extent. I am 60+ now still play football returned to work after a short retirement as I was bored. I do believe I have been deceived by this government and the medical advisors, yes it was my choice to be vaccinated but I believed I was doing good for myself and the many people I daily interact with. |
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"Inhale the steam from very salty water. Clears the lungs.
Steam won't contain salt, water boils off leaving the salt crystallized.
It's how they make salt from seawater
Yes it does. It’s not being condensed and filtered- do some research before talking crap.
No offence, but you didn't qualify your recommendation. Was it something that worked for you or did you read about it or hear of it from another person?"
Proven science. Hence the reason salt baths were popular in Roman times. Still used 2000 years later- the big pharma companies try to dismiss it so they can sell you chemicals |
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"Inhale the steam from very salty water. Clears the lungs.
Steam won't contain salt, water boils off leaving the salt crystallized.
It's how they make salt from seawater
Yes it does. It’s not being condensed and filtered- do some research before talking crap.
If salt evaporated with water then desalination plants wouldn't work and rain and rivers would be salty "
Dear God. It’s filtered out. Get boiling water , put a lot of salt in it, put a small plate over the bowl allow the steam condense on the plate then lick it. Tell me if it’s salty. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP 47 weeks ago
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"I had Covid just before Christmas two years ago
And was quite poorly
Suffering from asthma I struggled with my breathing for awhile
And couldn’t cough to clear my throat without it feeling like I was ripping my lungs apart
This gradually became better??
But there was still something?
This year I started having terrible pain in my ribs and chest
And went to a physio
She manipulated my chest and back
Until I started reusing my right lung properly
I wasn’t filling it fully
So I’d suggest having a look at your breathing
And if necessary get some physio
Good luck
N xx"
Thanks I've actually been discussing getting chest physio through work it's high on my priority list now |
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"Inhale the steam from very salty water. Clears the lungs.
Steam won't contain salt, water boils off leaving the salt crystallized.
It's how they make salt from seawater
Yes it does. It’s not being condensed and filtered- do some research before talking crap.
If salt evaporated with water then desalination plants wouldn't work and rain and rivers would be salty
Dear God. It’s filtered out. Get boiling water , put a lot of salt in it, put a small plate over the bowl allow the steam condense on the plate then lick it. Tell me if it’s salty. "
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"I had Covid just before Christmas two years ago
And was quite poorly
Suffering from asthma I struggled with my breathing for awhile
And couldn’t cough to clear my throat without it feeling like I was ripping my lungs apart
This gradually became better??
But there was still something?
This year I started having terrible pain in my ribs and chest
And went to a physio
She manipulated my chest and back
Until I started reusing my right lung properly
I wasn’t filling it fully
So I’d suggest having a look at your breathing
And if necessary get some physio
Good luck
N xx
Thanks I've actually been discussing getting chest physio through work it's high on my priority list now "
We always swear by Mullein tea for coughing. Can’t say if it will work in your case OP but it’s worked for us when we have had colds/flu/bronchitis and even eased the symptoms of friends and relatives with asbestosis and COPD. |
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By *oo hotCouple 47 weeks ago
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"Has anyone suffered any long term damage after covid that makes you suspectable to chest infections and persistent coughs.
And if so what route did your Dr take. This is starting to ruin my life now as I can't do my job properly as I'm unwell every other week and keep getting sent home from work which has caused me to be then put on sickness reviews. It's been going on for over 6 months, but been worse the last 3.
I can't have a social life. I feel like people are constantly looking at me like I'm infected when I start coughing in a public place.
I cough till I'm physically sick on evenings.
I have a reliever inhaler which doesn't seem to have an effect. I just want my life back "
I had long covid symptoms and I still do not fully have my sense of smell back. Chest congestion in the morning is cleared by:
1) Brown inhaler OR
2) Not drinking too much the night before
My chest, throat and breathing seems to be much more sensitive to alcohol than it used to be but whether that is age or COVID - I don’t really know. |
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"Inhale the steam from very salty water. Clears the lungs.
Steam won't contain salt, water boils off leaving the salt crystallized.
It's how they make salt from seawater
Yes it does. It’s not being condensed and filtered- do some research before talking crap.
If salt evaporated with water then desalination plants wouldn't work and rain and rivers would be salty
Dear God. It’s filtered out. Get boiling water , put a lot of salt in it, put a small plate over the bowl allow the steam condense on the plate then lick it. Tell me if it’s salty. "
Yes, it isn't
"Inhaling salt" is somewhere between homeopathy and snake oil
But, of course, that's what Big Pharma want you to think |
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It could just be post viral fatigue. My other half was coughing for a year after, and was constantly tired. It did eventually go away but it took a long time |
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By (user no longer on site) OP 47 weeks ago
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We always swear by Mullein tea for coughing. Can’t say if it will work in your case OP but it’s worked for us when we have had colds/flu/bronchitis and even eased the symptoms of friends and relatives with asbestosis and COPD. "
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They were treating Ben for long covid until his Dr sent him for a chest X-ray
Turns out he had a lung infection and he had it for four months after covid
Dr prescribed strong antibiotics two weeks later he was fine
Long covid clinic were saying try this then try that all along it was not long covid but a lung infection
But good luck and keep pestering your Dr and hope you feel better soon x |
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Years ago I had a persistent cough for months, and like you I'd be coughing til I was sick (was particularly fun on an empty stomach in the morning).
Chest x-ray, sputum samples etc all fine.
In the end the Dr gave me inhalers, but I think it was the brown one that really helped. I can't think what it's called. Has your GP measured your peak flow?
I do have long covid since October 2020, no cough, but shortness of breath and a tight chest. They keep prescribing me blue inhalers that don't help much, yet I don't have an asthma diagnosis or anything for that matter. |
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I’ve just come across this thread so excuse if I repeat some things.
I went on holiday and on return found it hard to breathe, so much so that I rang the drs and on hearing my struggling to talk was asked to come straight in.
My lung capacity was 26%, and I was diagnosed with asthma, given a course of steroids and blue inhaler. Slowly I improved but then started with an awful cough, I dislodged my ribs with the severity of coughing, evening was worse….sleep deprivation is torture!!
I was then given a pink inhaler…foxstair, hallelujah and relief, I was soon back to almost normal.
Move on 10 months to the summer and I’m back to where I was, had steroids again and inhalers, improving but….is it the summer?? |
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"Inhale the steam from very salty water. Clears the lungs.
Steam won't contain salt, water boils off leaving the salt crystallized.
It's how they make salt from seawater
Yes it does. It’s not being condensed and filtered- do some research before talking crap.
No offence, but you didn't qualify your recommendation. Was it something that worked for you or did you read about it or hear of it from another person?
Proven science. Hence the reason salt baths were popular in Roman times. Still used 2000 years later- the big pharma companies try to dismiss it so they can sell you chemicals "
You can't claim its proven science when it goes against one of the first things you learn in science at school.
Salt isn't present in steam. It just isn't. |
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You might need a longer course of antibiotics, i had covid way back in mar/apr 2020, been in hospital a couple of times since.
One of the problems was a normal course of antibiotics didnt deal with infections in my lungs completely so i ended up on the verge of pneumonia when it took hold again.
17 days of antibiotics cleared that.
I have daily meds, a nebuliser and 2 inhalers to keep my lungs functioning. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP 47 weeks ago
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"You might need a longer course of antibiotics, i had covid way back in mar/apr 2020, been in hospital a couple of times since.
One of the problems was a normal course of antibiotics didnt deal with infections in my lungs completely so i ended up on the verge of pneumonia when it took hold again.
17 days of antibiotics cleared that.
I have daily meds, a nebuliser and 2 inhalers to keep my lungs functioning."
I'm guessing the chest x-ray will show an infection? It's still not back frustratingly. I'm using a neb and a reliever inhaler. |
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By *csheffMan 47 weeks ago
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"Inhale the steam from very salty water. Clears the lungs.
Steam won't contain salt, water boils off leaving the salt crystallized.
It's how they make salt from seawater
Yes it does. It’s not being condensed and filtered- do some research before talking crap.
No offence, but you didn't qualify your recommendation. Was it something that worked for you or did you read about it or hear of it from another person?
Proven science. Hence the reason salt baths were popular in Roman times. Still used 2000 years later- the big pharma companies try to dismiss it so they can sell you chemicals You can't claim its proven science when it goes against one of the first things you learn in science at school.
Salt isn't present in steam. It just isn't."
Water vapour from salt water does not contain any salt. Its pure water.... |
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I’ve had covid 7 times, I only know that because we had a rigorous testing regime at work where we had to test for making a site visit or going into the office, 5 times I didn’t even know I had covid if I hadn’t tested.
I had covid very bad two Christmas’s ago and it left me with a very bad cough, like the OP I was coughing all the time and it got embarrassing in meetings, etc. In the end everyone has just got used to me and it’s almost become the norm now.
I’ve had chest x-rays, been to the hospital respiratory clinic and been on computers with me blowing into tubes to test my breathing and so far they haven’t been able to find the problem that they can resolve to stop me coughing. |
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"Years ago I had a persistent cough for months, and like you I'd be coughing til I was sick (was particularly fun on an empty stomach in the morning).
Chest x-ray, sputum samples etc all fine.
In the end the Dr gave me inhalers, but I think it was the brown one that really helped. I can't think what it's called. Has your GP measured your peak flow?
I do have long covid since October 2020, no cough, but shortness of breath and a tight chest. They keep prescribing me blue inhalers that don't help much, yet I don't have an asthma diagnosis or anything for that matter."
The brown inhaler is called becotide might have the spelling wrong
It’s a preventative inhaler |
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"Has anyone suffered any long term damage after covid that makes you suspectable to chest infections and persistent coughs.
And if so what route did your Dr take. This is starting to ruin my life now as I can't do my job properly as I'm unwell every other week and keep getting sent home from work which has caused me to be then put on sickness reviews. It's been going on for over 6 months, but been worse the last 3.
I can't have a social life. I feel like people are constantly looking at me like I'm infected when I start coughing in a public place.
I cough till I'm physically sick on evenings.
I have a reliever inhaler which doesn't seem to have an effect. I just want my life back "
This sounds very like what happened to me after I had Covid in December 2020. I had repeated coughing and sneezing fits (which came from the upper part of my chest) on a daily basis for almost 2 years. Saw GP, had chest xray and ultrasound which revealed little. General health deteriorated until Dec 2022 when I went to A & E. More tests showed I had a pulmonary embolism (blood clots in the lungs) caused partly by damage to.my lungs. Increased build up of fluid due to heart failure followed. I'm now on 6 different meds each day, but am improving.
Get some medical advice. I was very lucky.  |
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I had long covid and spent almost a year in bed unable make a coffee or have a shower without being out of breath and have to sleep after. I have private medical so found a good clinic but it was hell
But it was a hoax just a cold right,? |
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"I had long covid and spent almost a year in bed unable make a coffee or have a shower without being out of breath and have to sleep after. I have private medical so found a good clinic but it was hell
But it was a hoax just a cold right,?"
Chemtrails, you know it was |
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By *a LunaWoman 46 weeks ago
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"Has anyone suffered any long term damage after covid that makes you suspectable to chest infections and persistent coughs.
And if so what route did your Dr take. This is starting to ruin my life now as I can't do my job properly as I'm unwell every other week and keep getting sent home from work which has caused me to be then put on sickness reviews. It's been going on for over 6 months, but been worse the last 3.
I can't have a social life. I feel like people are constantly looking at me like I'm infected when I start coughing in a public place.
I cough till I'm physically sick on evenings.
I have a reliever inhaler which doesn't seem to have an effect. I just want my life back "
My mum has. Slightest cold or anything now and it goes straight to her chest and it takes ages to go. Also uses her inhalers more.
Same with my son - he uses his inhalers more now too.
I haven’t noticed a change in myself. |
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By *aparWoman 46 weeks ago
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I got covid recently and the following week came down with something else which they are putting down to post covid virus - but yeah constantly coughing (I have had a cough for years but this is different). Currently trying to get fit to go back to work but as soon as I start to talk I cough. I had avoided it until a few weeks back. I may try the salt water steam. They say its not in my chest or lungs.
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"Inhale the steam from very salty water. Clears the lungs. "
Correct me if wrong but the steam from salt water contains only the water element as the salt will be left behind.
Desalination plants work on the same principle.
Gargling with salt water is totally different as the salt is in suspension.
But if it makes you feel better, good luck to you.
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"Inhale the steam from very salty water. Clears the lungs.
Correct me if wrong but the steam from salt water contains only the water element as the salt will be left behind.
Desalination plants work on the same principle.
Gargling with salt water is totally different as the salt is in suspension.
But if it makes you feel better, good luck to you.
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The salt would be in solution not suspension |
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"Inhale the steam from very salty water. Clears the lungs.
Correct me if wrong but the steam from salt water contains only the water element as the salt will be left behind.
Desalination plants work on the same principle.
Gargling with salt water is totally different as the salt is in suspension.
But if it makes you feel better, good luck to you.
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The other thing to point out is that no one is inhaling steam, if they were they wouldn't be around to tell anyone |
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"Inhale the steam from very salty water. Clears the lungs.
Correct me if wrong but the steam from salt water contains only the water element as the salt will be left behind.
Desalination plants work on the same principle.
Gargling with salt water is totally different as the salt is in suspension.
But if it makes you feel better, good luck to you.
The other thing to point out is that no one is inhaling steam, if they were they wouldn't be around to tell anyone"
Are you being pedantic and differentiating between steam and vapour? |
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"Inhale the steam from very salty water. Clears the lungs.
Correct me if wrong but the steam from salt water contains only the water element as the salt will be left behind.
Desalination plants work on the same principle.
Gargling with salt water is totally different as the salt is in suspension.
But if it makes you feel better, good luck to you.
The other thing to point out is that no one is inhaling steam, if they were they wouldn't be around to tell anyone
Are you being pedantic and differentiating between steam and vapour?"
Nope |
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By (user no longer on site) 44 weeks ago
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You have to keep harassing the drs, unfortunately.
I have had recurring chest infections since my second bout of COVID, and they just give me antibiotics everytime. I have an inhaler, but the cough can last week's. |
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Had Covid badly in Dec '20. Off work for a month and went back too early. Terrible coughing and sneezing fits, as well as fatigue for nearly 2 years getting progressively worse.
So bad in 2022 I went to A&E.
Diagnosed with Pulmonary Embolism (blood clots in lungs) Treated with blood thinners helped but began to feel worse again. March 2033- diagnosed with heart failure as it couldn't pump fluid out of my body. Huge weight gain alleviated by diuretics (22kg lighter now). More meds for my heart failure have resulted in a big improvement by by no means back to normal.
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By (user no longer on site) 44 weeks ago
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"Long Covid was born on the Jeremy Vine show.
We used to call it post viral fatigue, before the new trendy name for flu came into play"
Post viral fatigue is an umbrella term that captures a wide range of after-effects from a range of viruses.
Long-covid is specifically about the after effects of damage caused by covid.
Two different things. |
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"Inhale the steam from very salty water. Clears the lungs.
Correct me if wrong but the steam from salt water contains only the water element as the salt will be left behind.
Desalination plants work on the same principle.
Gargling with salt water is totally different as the salt is in suspension.
But if it makes you feel better, good luck to you.
The salt would be in solution not suspension "
Ooops.
Thanks for correcting me.
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"Long Covid was born on the Jeremy Vine show.
We used to call it post viral fatigue, before the new trendy name for flu came into play
Post viral fatigue is an umbrella term that captures a wide range of after-effects from a range of viruses.
Long-covid is specifically about the after effects of damage caused by covid.
Two different things."
Sequelae is the term used for disease after-effects. Post viral fatigue is for tiredness/lethargy after a viral infection. The proper term for long covid should be covid 19 (or SARS CoV 2) sequelae. Sequelae can include fatigue.
What the poster did get wrong is that covid is not a flu inducing virus. |
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I have a kid that has been in bed more of less since March 2020 when he had covid . He does cough when his immune is at its lowest . We put him on a trial drug LDN and for last two weeks he hasn’t been in bed . Everything is improving . Covid damage cannot be so pares to a typical post viral fatigue . It has different markers and patience need to deal with it differently . It is shit really |
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By (user no longer on site) 43 weeks ago
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"I will get my doctor's opinion before l try inhaling salt, never heard of that ,can't be too careful."
I use sterile salt water in a nebuliser, my doctor said it's very good to use it. I have a chronic cough, possibly caused by my asthma ... i don't think they have a clue what it is though ! |
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Impact of Steam Inhalation, Saline Gargling, and Povidone-Iodine Gargling on Clinical Outcome of COVID-19 Patients in Bengaluru, Karnataka: A Randomized Control Trial
Feel free to Google this research. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP 42 weeks ago
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"Great idea. Come to fabguys for medical advice. Why wouldn't you?"
 you really didn't read the OP did you..... Clearly states been to GP. Had chest x-ray. Not looking for medical advice but others that had suffered the same....and I'm a female so definitely not fab guys  |
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By *ayHaychMan 42 weeks ago
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When I got covid there was a particular area of my chest (I assume lung) that was stinging really bad.
I’d never felt this before which was interesting to me, because as a child and in my early teens I was really ill with colds and flu 6-7 times a year, lasting 2 weeks at a time.
Now every time I get a cold that same area of my chest hurts and stings like hell. I haven’t mentioned it to my GP but just thought I’d throw it in here. |
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By (user no longer on site) 42 weeks ago
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I had to go onto a steroid inhaler after covid - I had a horrible -deep seated cough which just wouldn’t shift - after 3-4 months of using it got much better… |
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By (user no longer on site) 41 weeks ago
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Poor you.ive had a cough on and off for 10 years. I was even tested for lymes disease, chest xray. I used to get bronchitis a lot. Had doxycycline for 16 days .but cough wouldnt go. So then used salbutamol inhaler. So atm im fine. When someone ill. Like cold /flu .i keep away. |
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Like you I have had a cough since 2020. Lots of tests later I've got decreased lung capacity as a complication.
However I got a referral to local gym from GP started gently doing low impact classes and swimming and it's made a big improvement I no longer need my inhaler and don't cough as much. It was really hard work as I could barely walk without getting out of breath and it's still hardwork but may be worth seeing if something like this is offered in your area.
I had a health coach working with me to help assess progress etc. |
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