Would you consider trying and would your doctor consider prescribing an albuterol inhaler (or something similar) first in lieu of a chest x-ray. I don't know what potential risks are associated with doing this, but I had an albuterol inhaler when I had pneumonia a couple of years ago (and that was after I had had chest x-rays). My thought is that the doctor might be able to narrow down the cause of this cough without the use of a chest x-ray. I don't think an inhaler is a long term solution. I wonder, however, if it could help determine the cause of this cough.
Have you made any changes to your indoor environment such as detergents, fabric softeners, air fresheners, or deodorants/colognes that might have provoked an allergic reaction that manifests itself as a cough?
Good luck.
Kind Regards,
Jay
Almost all of us long for peace and freedom; but very few of us have much enthusiasm for the thoughts, feelings, and actions that make for peace and freedom. - Aldous Huxley
Was the government to prescribe to us our medicine and diet, our bodies would be in such keeping as our souls are now. - Thomas Jefferson
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