Hoarse cough

[Grace360]

Having a cough. Usually my coughs are small and go away real quick. This one is just.. much rougher. I heard a covid cough stays in your chest or feels like it's in your chest. Still, I was just cleared from covid. So what could this be? Maybe bronchitis? I have no idea but its worrying me. Usually if its due to dust then I only feel it coming on when I feel dust around me. This seems to wanna.. stick. I don't know. Worrying me to say the least. Its such a rough cough and I don't want it to turn to wheezing.
Has anyone else had a rough cough like that but it was nothing? Or it wasn't serious?

 

[MATD]

It is not unusual for a cough from a virus to stick around after we feel better. You were sick so I’m not surprised your cough is lingering. I too had a virus at Christmas time and the cough remained for a couple weeks after the other symptoms resolved. You could try Robitussin or Benedryl. Either will help with the mucous that your body is still producing in response to the virus. Consulting a doctor is really your best bet.

 

[Grace360]

It is not unusual for a cough from a virus to stick around after we feel better. You were sick so I’m not surprised your cough is lingering. I too had a virus at Christmas time and the cough remained for a couple weeks after the other symptoms resolved. You could try Robitussin or Benedryl. Either will help with the mucous that your body is still producing in response to the virus. Consulting a doctor is really your best bet.

Oh no I was cleared of covid as in I tested negative, so I shouldn't have it. That's what's confusing.

 

[MATD]

You posted on the 15th that you were having symptoms, runny nose, etc. You tested negative for Covid. Great. Not all viruses run a similar course. One can start out with a couple symptoms and later on develop other symptoms. A second virus invasion because our resistance is down because of the first one? Entirely possible. It’s also possible to develop a bacterial infection while suffering from a viral infection. Covid isn’t the only virus that causes us to cough. Any average flu virus, there are more than one, causes a cough. They can be dry, but yours, you describe as rough, could well be because you are producing mucous in your lungs. It is a rough, harsh cough that rattle, or anywhere in between. You should consult your doctor. Benedryl can reduce the mucous production a little and Robitussin can thin the mucous to allow it to come up when you cough.

 

[Iugrad91]

You may have just had a regular cold, coughs can stick around for weeks if you were congested for any reason. My doc said if a cough after a cold/illness lasts more than three weeks then get it checked, could be bronchitis or something similar. Otherwise just drink fluids and rest when you can.