Medical Mysteries: Her maddening cough had an unexpected cause

[cliffside]

Last edited Sun Feb 23, 2025, 12:35 AM - Edit history (1)

For more than a year, coughing disrupted a violin teacher’s life and sleep.
Today at 9:00 a.m. EST

https://archive.ph/12ewE

"For more than a year, it had been the soundtrack of her life, disrupting the violin lessons she was giving, waking her up at night and irritating family and friends who were baffled by its imperviousness to multiple treatments.

“That cough’s going to give me a heart attack!” quipped one father, a doctor who had accompanied his young son to a lesson.

Meyer’s own doctors couldn’t agree on a cause. One attributed her chronic cough to asthma. Another implicated her age, then 71. A third blamed acid reflux.

It wasn’t until the mother of a new student delved more deeply into her symptoms and medical history that the cause was unmasked — intervention that may have saved Meyer’s life..."

[Skittles]

1. can you tell us what the cause was

cannot read the article and don't want to supply and email address; thanks

[cliffside]

2. A severe blockage in in her left anterior descending artery, resolved with a stent ...

question for you, did the share link not work?

[Skittles]

3. it says to create an account to read the article

I'm still pissed at WAPO.

[Tactical Peek]

7. Likewise

[cliffside]

10. Thanks for letting me know ...

renewed subscriptions to WAPO and NYT for a year in late Aug/early Sept.

Tried to use the archive site first so maybe I messed things up???

The patient was lucky as this doctor's daughter was taking violin lessons and noticed the cough, said the hacking was hard to ignore. The doc said she normally does not ask med questions of acquaintances but decided to do so. Patient had already been seen by other specialists.

This is the doc ...

https://www.uclahealth.org/providers/megan-kamath

Women's Heart Health: Megan Kamath, MD

Cardiac Cough and Cardiovascular Health: Understanding the Warning Signs
https://cvrti.utah.edu/coughing-and-cardiovascular-health-understanding-the-warning-signs/

[Skittles]

16. thank you

[question everything]

4. It did not and I am a subscriber had to sign in. Strange because I often use a gift link

[cliffside]

11. It has worked for me before, so ??? nt

[rog]

15. Here's a link that bypasses the paywall. Really a must-read article.

I hope others see this link. The article is incredible, and really worth reading. I managed to survive a 99% LAD blockage ... the same one this person had. I did not have the so-called 'cardiac cough', but I had no symptoms, had gone for a 2 mile run the day before I went in. I 'just didn't feel right', like I had pulled a muscle in my back, and just happened to decide to walk in to my local clinic minutes before they closed. They recommended I get to an ER, where they were about to send me home with meds when I had a major heart attack while I was hooked up to their ECG machine. An express trip to the Cath Lab saved my life with a stent ... that was in 2017, and so far, so good. The weird thing about the heart attack (STeMI) was that I was in no real pain or discomfort while the MI was happening.

Anyhow, here's the link: https://archive.ph/12ewE

A hospital ER is the best place to have that particular heart attack. No symptoms, and a 12% survival rate.

[Faux pas]

5. They want my email

to read it. Doesn't fit in my low pro I try to maintain. Thank you for trying cliffside

[dweller]

6. Try this link

https://archive.ph/12ewE



✌🏻

[Skittles]

8. thank you

[cliffside]

12. Thank you! Have not used the archive site before, first time was a failure.

[John1956PA]

9. Here is a link which worked for me:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/medical-mysteries-her-maddening-cough-had-an-unexpected-cause/ar-AA1zzHsE

[cliffside]

13. Thank you! nt

[cliffside]

14. Some additional info in reply #10 nt

[Srkdqltr]

17. I hate to be this way, but, if one is going to tell something its mean to tell part and stop

And make people click on a link where they have to give info. You could have paraphrased the story then if someone wanted to find out more they could click on the link.

[cliffside]

18. Edited using the link dweller kindly supplied. nt