Cough Remedies
All my life, I grew up knowing I have weak lungs. This was due to a bout of whooping cough (sp?) I had when I was younger. On top of that, I’m very sensitive to dust and chemicals. Walk into a dusty room and I’ll be sneezing my head off. Walk into clothes department and my nose will start itching and twitching.
I still remember a funny incident when I was about 11 years old. I was cleaning my room and boy was it dusty. Halfway through spring cleaning, I was called to have lunch and then continue. Whilst gobbling down my fish, I got a “Y” shaped fish-bone stuck in my throat. All the old wives remedies to dislodge the darn thing did not work. Ball of rice swallowed whole - check. Drinking lotsa water in one gulp - check. Clearing my throat until it was sore - check. In the end my mom called my dad, who was at work, to get back home.
So I figure I’d wait for dad to get back and he will have a go at it with some forceps. No biggie, except when I tried swallowing. Hurt like hell then. I focus on clearing my room. Got to cleaning some dusty cabinets and lo behold, I sneezed a major sneeze and found myself staring at a fishbone in my hands. Awesome! Dad wasn’t too thrilled about it when he got home though.
Ok, that was a big beating around the bush. I’ve been stuck with a bad bad cough. It’s the dry kind where you cough and cough, but nothing comes up. However, it leaves you with a headache and a bursting lung. I’ve tried 3 different cough mixtures and lozenges to soothe my sorethroat from all that coughing. I had a cup of warm water with honey last evening, but all have failed me miserably. So I turn to the Internet for cough remedies, my dear bloggers. Anyone? Pretty please with sugar icing on top?
