You make a compelling case that metoprolol is a major cause of your cough now, but I don’t think it’s the only one.

Medically reviewed by Jonathan B. Jassey, DO Causes of a chronic cough, which persists for more than eight weeks, include air pollution, asthma or allergies, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...

Adults get a cold an average of two to three ... and have breathing difficulties. A barking or wheezing cough could be a sign ...

But in the early stages, or what I'm seeing a lot of right now, is just a lot more cough and wheezing. What are the long-term implications on children today if proper precautions aren’t followed?

The wheezing sound that follows ... at higher risk for severe illness. Adults can also carry the disease and spread it without experiencing the classic cough due to their larger airways.

The CDC said initial symptoms of whooping cough are very similar to the common cold and are easily overlooked and passed on to infants or children. People who exhibit short bursts of severe coughs, ...