Cough that won't go away

jchew11219 · 19-01-2012, 04:52 PM

Hi, I'm an expat from New York. I've been here for 11 months. Recently I got a cough that just won't go away... My respiratory tract also feels sensitive to the cold air. I cough constantly, and it has been weeks.. Has this happened to any other expats? What can I do about it? Any over the counter medicine? *cough * *cough*

Love Hong Kong. Hate this cough...

Satay Sue · 19-01-2012, 04:55 PM

Same thing happened to my son and I when we arrived here last Feb. After a few weeks I went to a GP - his comment "welcome to Hong Kong!" !! He gave us heaps of bottles of goo to help but we suffered for a while until the spring came. I'm having to clear my throat again so I guess we'll go through the same all over again Oddly Mr SS was fine....

gunsnroses · 19-01-2012, 04:56 PM

One of the geoexpatter "justjoe86" posted that Sea Coconut cough syrup is really good for getting rid of persistent coughs -
http://hongkong.geoexpat.com/forum/8...d217250-7.html

wtbhotia · 19-01-2012, 05:17 PM

take up smoking, it might help your lungs cover up the crap air that your breathing. Ha Ha !!!! sorry I'm bored

Satay Sue · 19-01-2012, 05:20 PM

Originally Posted by wtbhotia:

take up smoking, it might help your lungs cover up the crap air that your breathing. Ha Ha !!!! sorry I'm bored

Funny, Mr SS is a shisha (spelling?) fan and he seems to have the best lungs of the 3 of us

justjoe86 · 19-01-2012, 05:22 PM

Try "sea coconut" cough medicine from mannings. worked for me on a very persistent cough. I was surprised

justjoe86 · 19-01-2012, 05:23 PM

Really Ss? I love shisha too from the days when I lived with a shisha addict. Tell him I want to go on a shisha date with him haha.

gunsnroses · 19-01-2012, 05:43 PM

Brilliant plan, then SS is all left for me to whisk her on a non-shisha date...(fluttering eye lids)

Satay Sue · 19-01-2012, 05:47 PM

Originally Posted by gunsnroses:

Brilliant plan, then SS is all left for me to whisk her on a non-shisha date...(fluttering eye lids)

Hmmm, what are you offering

gunsnroses · 19-01-2012, 05:49 PM

Beer is the usual standard..

Anyways, jokes apart, being an ex-smoker I'd dabbled in smoking shisha/hukka and can't say I didn't enjoy it. But, now I prefer to avoid it, as don't want to go back to smoking.