I have Bronchiectasis and of course cough, sometimes a little, sometimes a lot. One of my "types" of cough starts with a sharp tickle in my throat and I know I am in for a long bout of coughing when I feel it. I have tried everything, water, cough drops, honey, lemon, ginger, every herb under the sun and more.
I know that there are times when I need to cough to clear my chest. However, there are times when I don't want to cough, e.g., in the middle of the night when I am asleep, when I am out to dinner, when on a bus, etc., and I have solved the problem. I now use sore throat tablets that anaesthetise my throat, Chloralieve, boom boom, tickle killed stone dead within 5 minutes. what a relief. Sleep resumed, disapproving stares stop and sanity restored.
Hope this helps someone.
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Chlorolieve is sold in Boots but you have to take the empty packet to the counter to get the lozenges, they are about £5 and generally on the bottom shelf. Please make sure they are compatible with your medications.
I had the same problem during Covid, which was really embarrassing as everyone gave me dirty looks. I used Jakemans sore throat lozenges and they worked the same - word of warning though - when I next got to a dentist I needed 4 fillings. I don’t eat a lot of sweet stuff so can only put it down to that, as I haven’t had fillings for years. If you do choose lozenges make sure you are vigilant with your teeth.
Thank you for sharing this. I too get the tickle, then the continuous cough which inevitably leads to sneezing for me. I will definitely be trying these. Thanks again.
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