Summary
WHEN Nicholas Peake first developed a tickly cough in the winter of 1993 he assumed it was the tail end of a cold.
But today, more than a decade on, he still wakes every morning to hacking, spluttering fits that render him almost speechless for hours. The 57-year-old has been coughing up to 100 times an hour for the past 14 years.See the full content of this document
Extract
How Can You Cure a Cough That's Lasted 14 Years?
'It's been a nightmare,' says Nicholas, a former director of TV programmes including This Morning. 'Sometimes I wake as early as 3am. It doesn't start immediately but if I feel a coughing fit coming I get out of bed and go downstairs so I don't wake my wife.
'It begins as a dry, tickling sensation, almost like an itch inside, at the top of my chest or slightly higher up in my throat. I have to cough t...See the full content of this document
Sponsored links
