Why do some people cough all the time for seemingly no reason?

Why do some people cough all the time for seemingly no reason? Feb 1, 2019 20:43:28 GMT

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Post by Pep Streebeck on Feb 1, 2019 20:43:28 GMT

Feb 1, 2019 6:47:39 GMT Caesar Roberto said:

Feb 1, 2019 3:18:35 GMT Pep Streebeck said:

Sometimes it's tourette syndrome. I worked with a guy who had it. Coughing, hacking then clearing his throat. It would seem that he had maybe a congestive issue. But when he wasn't coughing or clearing his throat, he was making weird religious based exclamations about something he read. Or yawning loudly. Or stretching and making a big sigh. Or making the loudest most exaggerated sneeze anyone could. It was literally something every 30 seconds.

Crazy part was, he was a professional voice-over talent for documentaries and translated pieces. He would go in the booth and do 3 hours of voice-over without one issue. Then come out and just make up for it with a barrage of noises. Great guy, great voice: but damn his decibel output was unreal.

Interesting. That sounds exhausting. Both being him or someone near him.

I did consider that maybe the people I've encountered had tourette's. But it's unlikely all of them do.

LOL. It was exhausting. I sat next to him for a period of time. The guy had this booming voice with a deep bass tone. And when he sneezed it was so loud that you could here metal beams behind the walls vibrating. It was unreal. And unfortunately I had been on the phone with people who thought all of the noises were coming from me - while I was talking to them. Some of the people were offended that I would be on the phone with them, and hacking and coughing into the phone. I had to very quietly tell them "It isn't me coughing, it is the guy next to me". I didn't want him to hear, because maybe he would think I was pulling some stunt to make it obvious to him that he is being loud. I just wanted to avoid confronting him about it, and just work on finding a new seat.