DEAR DR. GOTT: I cough at night, during the day, in church, at the movies, everywhere! I always seem to have to leave these functions half the way through. What can I do? I have had this cough for years. I have had about every kind of test for this cough.
It is a dry cough most of the time. Sometimes it is loose. My doctor put me on cough medicine so I can get some sleep at night. Because I also have high blood pressure (which I take Vasotec for), I can't be on this cough medicine for long.
I would appreciate any suggestions you have.
DEAR READER: I assume that your doctor has, as you stated, tested you thoroughly.
I would blame your blood pressure medicine. ACE inhibitors (such as Vasotec) are notorious as causes of chronic cough. I urge you to speak to your family physician about changing your blood-pressure meds. I bet your cough will disappear within a week or two after stopping the ACE inhibitor.
To give you related information, I am sending you a copy of my Health Report "Hypertension." Other readers who would like a copy should send a long, self-addressed, stamped envelope and $2 to Newsletter, PO Box 167, Wickliffe, OH 44092. Be sure to mention the title.
DEAR DR. GOTT: I am nearing 80 years of age and had a strange occurrence a few weeks ago. I came to a stop sign while driving and, for perhaps a few seconds, my vision got blurry and I didn't know where I was, and then it was over. Perhaps you can tell me what you think happened.
DEAR READER: You appear to have suffered a temporary neurological event that could reflect any one of several problems, such as a temporary stroke, low blood pressure, a cardiac irregularity and others. You should be checked by your primary care physician. Don't delay. If you have another attack while driving, the results could be catastrophic.
To give you related information, I am sending you a copy of my Health Report "Stroke." Other readers who would like a copy should send a long, self-addressed, stamped envelope and $2 to Newsletter, PO Box 167, Wickliffe, OH 44092. Be sure to mention the title.
DEAR DR. GOTT: How much is your book "No House Calls"? Have you published any more books?
DEAR READER: "No House Calls," published in the mid-1980s by Simon and Schuster, is out of print. You may be able to find a copy in your public library or online at such Web sites as www.amazon.com or www.ebay.com. I have also written "Windows of 'Sconset" (a picture book), "Live Longer, Live Better," "Dr. Gott's No Flour, No Sugar Diet" and "Dr. Gott's No Flour, No Sugar Cook Book.
It is a dry cough most of the time. Sometimes it is loose. My doctor put me on cough medicine so I can get some sleep at night. Because I also have high blood pressure (which I take Vasotec for), I can't be on this cough medicine for long.
I would appreciate any suggestions you have.
DEAR READER: I assume that your doctor has, as you stated, tested you thoroughly.
I would blame your blood pressure medicine. ACE inhibitors (such as Vasotec) are notorious as causes of chronic cough. I urge you to speak to your family physician about changing your blood-pressure meds. I bet your cough will disappear within a week or two after stopping the ACE inhibitor.
To give you related information, I am sending you a copy of my Health Report "Hypertension." Other readers who would like a copy should send a long, self-addressed, stamped envelope and $2 to Newsletter, PO Box 167, Wickliffe, OH 44092. Be sure to mention the title.
DEAR DR. GOTT: I am nearing 80 years of age and had a strange occurrence a few weeks ago. I came to a stop sign while driving and, for perhaps a few seconds, my vision got blurry and I didn't know where I was, and then it was over. Perhaps you can tell me what you think happened.
DEAR READER: You appear to have suffered a temporary neurological event that could reflect any one of several problems, such as a temporary stroke, low blood pressure, a cardiac irregularity and others. You should be checked by your primary care physician. Don't delay. If you have another attack while driving, the results could be catastrophic.
To give you related information, I am sending you a copy of my Health Report "Stroke." Other readers who would like a copy should send a long, self-addressed, stamped envelope and $2 to Newsletter, PO Box 167, Wickliffe, OH 44092. Be sure to mention the title.
DEAR DR. GOTT: How much is your book "No House Calls"? Have you published any more books?
DEAR READER: "No House Calls," published in the mid-1980s by Simon and Schuster, is out of print. You may be able to find a copy in your public library or online at such Web sites as www.amazon.com or www.ebay.com. I have also written "Windows of 'Sconset" (a picture book), "Live Longer, Live Better," "Dr. Gott's No Flour, No Sugar Diet" and "Dr. Gott's No Flour, No Sugar Cook Book.