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15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 984

Hey if I need to vacuum every hour maybe I can claim on occupational health and work from home every day?! Great idea! Where did I put that form...

x T

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15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2534

Wise choice under the circumstances TD

Mind you, you'll probably find that you are allergic to those pesky Chadwell Heath dust mites! Get the carpets back down and vacuum every hour on the hour - that should fix it!

Best Wishes

Pen

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15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 984

Egads, I didn't realise this conversation was still going on! Sorry didn't mean to blank you Brenda & Pen. Since I've had this very minot chesty thing on and off for nearly three years I guess I should get checked out. Have a Dr. appt tomorrow so I'll add that to the list. My Dad (still a smoker) has emphysema and brother always had chronic bronchitis / asthma so perhaps there's a weakness in the gene pool. Thanks!

x T

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1904

From everything I've read some cilia always regenerates. No. I've been told that not coughing isn't a sign of damage. However, if you are coughing, have chest tightness or a sore throat... that goes on for more than a month or two, you should have it checked out. When it goes on for a while, don't assume it's normal, although it's likely that all it means is that your lungs are healing.

Some of us are slow healers; some fast healers. That why they say the cilia can take from 1 to 9 months to regenerate. Again, I'm going through a period right now where I have no asthmatic symptoms. The chest tightness comes and goes. Usually worse at night when present. I think some of this is related to quitting smoking.

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15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2534

Perhaps those who don't cough haven't damaged their cilia?

Or don't have excess impurities to dispel?

Penitent

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15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1904

Let me add this for those of us who aren't coughing:

When we smoke and for all the years that we smoked each and every puff on a cigarette destroyed the cilia, or tiny little hair-like projections lining our respiratory tract. These cilia are responsible for filtering out all the impurities we breathe on a daily basis. They line our nose and reach all the way down into our lungs. When we quit smoking, the first thing, essentially to start repairing itself, is the respiratory tract......and as soon as we take the last puff, the cilia start to regenerate themselves. In some people these cilia grow back faster than others.

Coughing is a natural byproduct of the reemerging cilia. It makes no difference how long or how much you smoked, the rate of regrowth can and is different in most of us. The faster the cilia grow, the more likely we are to cough lots in the first weeks of a quit. Our bodies are healing and our lungs are clearing themselves of all the toxins and impurities.

But whether your cilia grow back rapidly and we cough lots or slowly and we cough little....any cough lasting more that a few weeks and is persistent and is accompanied by pain and or fever, should be checked by a qualified physician. The body heals remarkably fast but smoking often covers a variety of other illnesses and conditions and a lingering cough should not always be associated with quitting smoking. It's a great idea for any of us quitting to have our lungs checked out afterwards. It really does help with peace of mind.

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15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1904

Mucus After Quitting Smoking
ds_jennif25361 Contributor
By JenB
eHow Contributing Writer

People usually notice excess mucus, accompanied by a persistent cough, after quitting smoking. These symptoms are part of the physical withdrawal from cigarettes. It may seem counterintuitive to cough more after you quit, but it's normal and even beneficial.

Time Frame
1. The excess mucus and coughing can last from a couple of weeks to many months. If you don't notice an improvement after one month, see a doctor to rule out other causes.

Function
2. Expelling mucus from your lungs is part of your body's recovery process after quitting smoking. It's also a sign that healthy tissue, which helps push the mucus out, is regrowing in your respiratory system.

Benefits
3. The mucus contains tar and toxins that are leaving your lungs. This process reduces the risks of infection and smoking-related diseases, and it helps you regain normal lung function.

Effects
4. Coughing hard means your body is trying to repair itself quickly, but you may experience related symptoms like a sore throat, runny nose, tight chest or dry mouth.

Remedies
5. While you don't want to stop your body from healing, there are ways to minimize discomfort. Drink plenty of healthy fluids, and soothe a sore throat with lozenges or cold foods. Practice deep breathing for chest tightness.

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15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 984

That must be it Pen, I've been 38 for at least 20 years now!

Seriously I'm wondering if it has something to do with our house, we tore out all the flooring when we moved in (previous owner had too many pets) and have just original floorboards in the lounge since we're updating as we can afford it. I tend to have major sinus flareups (chronic sinus problems for years, just hyperreactive, not allergies!) every few weeks since we moved in, which I'm fairly certain is down to the dust, etc. under the floor, so I'm thinking now maybe the chesty thing is also related to that.

So two things on my agenda - see the doctor and get some flooring down, stat! Then again if I hack out a gold watch, I may leave the floor bare...maybe I can conjure up a Spanish villa?

Thanks for input both!

x T

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15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2534

Hi TD,

They seem like unusal symptoms for a 38-year-old, but then it's quite unusual to be 38 for quite so long

I quit when I was 40ish (yeh Luna?) and was amazed at how quickly my lungs cleared. No big yodel needed here!

Cough up TD - it might be a gold watch!

Penitent

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15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 11226

Hi Todash,

When it comes to clear lungs everyone is different. There is no hard and fast rule. If you are concerned about your breathing it is best to consult a doctor.

Ashley, Health Educator

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