Laughing excites cough- more info
Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2004 11:56 am
I spoke to the patient today and she says she has had this all her life- she is now 34. She has never mentioned it before (I've been treating her as necessary for 4 years) as it is something she has always lived with. She doesn't have an allopathic diagnosis as she hasn't mentioned it. She knows it is the left lung as she can feel it there. She is conscious of her left lung even when breathing.
With the laughing her airways get full of fluid and she coughs. The fluid is clear and watery - no odour she is aware of. There is enough to soak a tissue and it is a bit frothy. She is often left with a wheeziness afterwards. I asked if she had ever had an X ray and she reckons not. I asked about a peak flow meter and she says she did blow in one once - it was hard but she did it -meaning it was high enough.
She thinks she is allergic to her cat. She said that sometimes the air doesn't go up and down properly - she can hear the air bubbling internally.
She also said that she can't scream as there is no strength there but imo this could be due to her traumatic childhood.
Regards
Rochelle
www.rochellemarsden.co.uk
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With the laughing her airways get full of fluid and she coughs. The fluid is clear and watery - no odour she is aware of. There is enough to soak a tissue and it is a bit frothy. She is often left with a wheeziness afterwards. I asked if she had ever had an X ray and she reckons not. I asked about a peak flow meter and she says she did blow in one once - it was hard but she did it -meaning it was high enough.
She thinks she is allergic to her cat. She said that sometimes the air doesn't go up and down properly - she can hear the air bubbling internally.
She also said that she can't scream as there is no strength there but imo this could be due to her traumatic childhood.
Regards
Rochelle
www.rochellemarsden.co.uk
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