• Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    I’m not 100% sure it’s a Long COVID symptom, but ever since I had COVID a few months ago, I’ve been waking up in the middle of the night with a coughing fit. Not every night, but a lot of nights. It doesn’t last that long and I’m able to go back to sleep, so it’s not all that debilitating, but I’m pretty sure it’s because of COVID.

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      8 months ago

      The lungs generally take the longest to get better. They’re constantly flexing without stop, so it’s a slower process to repair.

      I’m saying this from experience as someone who has asthma, allergies, and had a cold or bronchitis an average of once every four months or so growing up. It can easily take several months for a general cough to go away.

      Don’t take any of this as medical advice, but if it’s not getting better (or if it gets worse), you should go get it checked out.

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      8 months ago

      I might have the same, but I’m not sure if it’s only due to dry air. I’m currently monitoring and logging the humidity, and then might buy an air humidifier.

      I also have more headaches, not sure if that’s because of getting older (I didn’t even have headaches when hungover when I was younger xD).