Other than asthma, what would cause a child to develop a chronic cough every three to four months?

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For the past six years a now 13 year old male child has developed a loud, hacking cough every three to four months. The cough persists for as long as a month. Prescription and over the counter medicines quiet the cough somewhat, but it does not go away in response to the medication. He is approximately 50 pounds overweight and it is possible that his mother was using illegal drugs during her pregnancy with him. So far, doctors have not given a diagnosis. They offer pre-asthma as a possibility. The cough is loud and hard enough that his school does not want him in the classroom. We need some answers!!

Answers:
Could have something to do with Bronchiolitis. Do a search on it to see if it fits the boy's condition, then ask the doctor. You might also want to go to another doctor, even at a teaching hospital, such as Yale University Medical Center in CT, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN and other locations, Mount Sinai or Columbia Presbyterian in NYC, or the best in the nation is Denver Jewish Medical Center. There are many different lung conditions and diseases, and they are not easy to diagnose. Most pulmonary specialists deal with asthma, emphysema, and others, and do not have a lot of knowledge in lung conditions that are out of the ordinary. Don't know what is the insurance that covers him, but it should at least cover 70% if out-of-network. If you or whoever is his guardian wait on the current doctors, you could be regretting it greatly in a few years.

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What about seasonal allergies?

Sounds like the post-nasal drip of an allergy.
Have you tried an antihistamine?

2nd hand smoking? I dunno

Allergies

it could be cooupe.. or a chest infection. see a doc.
if the boys 14 then he could be smoking, such as a smokers cough..

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sounds like sinus problems or post nasal drip where all the gunge in the nose and sinus drip down into throat and cause cough. try antihistamines or anti-catarrh medicines.

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