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muffinslinger t1_ix5uzp4 wrote

Reply to comment by Waydarer in Lung infections caused by soil fungi are a problem nationwide by preppythugg

Dude, this is me! I caught covid in February 2022 and then all of a sudden had a cough that went on for 5+ months, constant feeling of cactus/irritated feeling bronchial tubes, little to no sleep due to waking up choking. Finally went to doc, and they diagnosed me with asthma (mind you, I was perfectly healthy before that February, never had asthma before) I saw a pulmonary doc as well. Nothing. Its slowly driving me nuts. I'm not the same person that I was beginning of this year.

I've bought mold tests and plan to test around my apartment as it is very old and poorly sealed/insulated. I see random dark spots appear in my shower so I already swabbed them. 2 more days until I find out if it's black mold!

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Waydarer t1_ix5wsdq wrote

Yep, I wake up choking every night. I get about 2 hours of sleep in between fits.

Let me know how you make out with the mold testing. I know my place has flooded before - there could be mold behind/under things.

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puterTDI t1_ix6t7wn wrote

You might want to look into gerd or sleep apnea

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muckpucker t1_ix65ftr wrote

I had the same thing and it turns out that I was having an allergic response to amlodipine, a blood pressure medication

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grumble11 t1_ix7rlkk wrote

Asthma is kind of a cop out for a lot of doctors. Oh, irritated respiratory tract? It must just be sensitive, too bad, here are some puffers. Meanwhile you’ve got a fungus trees growing in your lungs they don’t care to look for

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