As I read this I am wondering if you ever considered whooping cough??? If you google whooping cough on the rise or whooping cough outbreaks or whooping cough misdiagnosed you will find a plethora of information. I am reminded of 2 yrs ago when my toddler, baby and I contracted whooping cough. It is massively underdiagnosed and commonly 'misdiagnosed' as bronchitis, or whatever flu is going around and the like with people being given puffers and antibiotics as a treatment. I recall reading that any cough longer then 2 weeks in an adult could potentially be whooping cough- the classic 'whoop' usually only occurs in children. For some, mostly adults it can be very mild and just unexplained where nothing seems to work for it. CDC is reporting highest #'s in 40 years. We contracted ours from a local teen and they say that is the hardest hit population right now. http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=53724 http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9A07E4D91F39F9 36A35755C0A960958260 If a child is vaccinated it typically only provides about an 80% protection from the disease, as with many of us older folks, our vaccines would have waned long ago ;-) I did read that dangerous levels of vitamin Cand low levels of vitamin A are the main reasons why some people get it and some don't. Massive doses of sodium ascorbate turned us around. This makes a lot of sense considering my children AND I were VERY low in both as well as zinc and selenium. Finding a doctor that can diagnos it is pretty tricky. Doesn't really matter anyway, because antibiotics don't work and you just need to ride it out. I told the ER doc my baby had whooping cough as I knew my toddler at home had had it for 2 weeks already- we had a real good case of it and in our situation, there was just no mistaking it. Anyhow the ER doc told me there was NOTHING wrong with my baby- it was her mother and also that whooping cough DID NOT exist anymore, THAT'S why we vaccinate! I told him to F off and he said "lady what do you want from me". I said I am exhausted and I just want to speak to someone who knows this disease as I have some questions for a real person as I've beenr easearching this disease for weeks now. The pediatrician walked in and said in 2 seconds that absolultey that was whooping cough and they swabbed to confirm what I already knew. ;-) So I just thought I'd throw this out there just in case it might help others with any unexplained coughs ;-) Wendy Canada -----Original Message----- From: Roger Barker [mailto:rbar...@orcon.net.nz] Sent: April 17, 2007 12:18 AM To: silver-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: CS>Persistent cough. Thanks Sam, a good suggestion as I have some 3% HP available. On 17 Apr, 2007, at 3:32 PM, Sam L. wrote:
Hi Roger. >From what I have heard thru the grapvine is this could be a fungi or mold causing this condition. Try adding a few drops of hydrogen peroxide to 1-2 ounces of CS and doing a nasal rinse. Just a few drops in each nostril with your head hanging over the bed, do this several times twice a day or as much as you can stand, it is quite uncomforable. I had good results with this protocal several years ago. Hope that helps.
