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Not sure about a cure but just to warn you I had something like this that went on for 6 weeks (!!!) last year. All good after it stopped but it fucked me right off (it was the sleep disruption that was the worst). I got a bit worried after 4 weeks (in my mind I had lung cancer or ebola or something) and went to the GP. They said there was a lot of it around and it was a virus. They gave me a choice of waiting it out or taking some antibiotics. I did the latter and it worked (or more likely was a coincidence).

Nothing else helped - I tried every over the counter cough remedy going. All of them crap. I'm healthy, exercise, eat well and tend not to get sick at all but this took ages to shake. Hope your version is less severe.

Oh and just as I was getting better my girlfriend got the same thing.

Cheers mate!

From what I have read, coughs like this are best left to their own devices anyway. Its just your body trying to clear itself out a bit.

I'm definitely on the mend so hopefully I'm not going to be as rough as you were! Just starting to get frustrated with the lack of sleep thats all.