MrsD......I'm a little slow sometimes.....but in re-reading your posts, and noticing the "doubtful" comment....as well as some of the comments and questions you've stated in response to me......I think you are questioning the truthfulness of what I've posted. I thought this site would be good for me, and that maybe I could help others too.....but I've put up with enough "doubt" for the past 18 years......don't need anymore......this is one of the reports from Dr. Woo, I'm going to type it word for word from the report, then I think I'm done posting here:

"Chronic cough as a sign of laryngeal sensory neuropathy: diagnosis and treatment:

Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Grabscheid Voice Center, Mount Sinai Medical Center, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA

Chronic cough is often attributed to reflux, postnasal drip, or ashtma. We present 28 patients who had chronic cough or throat-clearing as a manisfestation of sensory neuropathy involving the superior or recurrent laryngeal nerve. They had been identified as having sudden-onset cough, laryngospasm, or throat-clearing after viral illness, surgery, or an unknown trigger. Cough and laryngospasm were the most common complaints. Seventy-one percent of the patients had concomitant superior laryngeal nerve or recurrent laryngeal nerve mortor neuropatahy documented by laryngeal electromygography or videostroboscopy. Afte a negative workup for reflux, asthma, or postnasal drip, these patients were treated with gabapenten at 100 to 900 mg/d. Symtomatic relief was achieved in 68% of the patients. Sensory neuropathy of the recurrent laryngeal nerve or superior laryngeal nerve should be considered in the workup for chronic cough or larynx irritability. Symptomatic management of patients with cough and laryngospasm due to a suspected sensory neuropathy may include the use of antiseizure medications such as gabapentin.

PMID: 15895778 (PubMed-indexed for MEDLINE) LeeB, Woo P"

My coughing was horrific from the onset......my neuropathy was diagnosed as viral sensory peripheral neuropathy.....and I think, just like the permanent nerve damage to my extremities......so will I continue to cough....because of going so long without treatment, but as I said earlier the gabapentin offers some relief. Thank you......and I'm sorry at appearing doubtful.