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Coughing So Hard You Throw Up?

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    Have you been coughing so hard from an asthma attack that you threw up? Or almost threw up? That happened to me yesterday.   I have NO idea what caused it, but tree and grass pollen are out, so I don't know if that made my lungs cranky.  I was coughing so hard that I had tears running down my face. And I could barely keep my hands still to fill up my medicine cup and turn on the nebulizer for a breathing treatment.   When I cough that hard, it is impossible for me to use an inhaler. I literally cannot inhale deep enough to use an inhaler.   I need to just sit there on the couch while I breath in the mist from my nebulizer.   Paroxysmal cough   What is paroxysmal cough?   Cleveland Clinic says:  "Paroxysmal cough is an uncontrollable coughing fit. It’s often violent and keeps you from getting a breath. You might gag, vomit or even pass out."  I panicked last night when I had a paroxysmal cough. I ...