Is there a strange virus going round which causes a raspy throat and lose it voice?

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DH had what he thought was a bad bout of his hayfever last week with a cough and 'froggy' feeling in his throat.

I don't think it was is hayfever though because a few days later I started getting a very raspy feeling in my throat which lasted a few days and was mainly noticeable at night. It wasn't too bad for most of the week but yesterday I started losing my voice, it's so hoarse but not particularly sore it seems to be getting worse, I can barely talk today it feels such a strain to use my vocal chords. In my 53 years I don't think I've ever lost my voice.

Has anyone else come down with this? I don't have a runny nose, have not sneezed and don't feel as though I have a temperature. I am exhausted and have a headache but it is horribly hot here in the SE today and I never handle hot weather well.

Also is there anything I can do to restore my voice?

Yes, DH very unwell a month ago with similar. Saw Dr and it did clear without antibiotics. Covid never mentioned, which surprised me. I got a very mild 24 hr version of the same. Definitely ‘flu like.

Yes I have exactly this at the moment - it started as a sore throat and bit of a dry cough and then I lost my voice. The cough has got more chesty too and my asthma has flared up. Have had no voice at all for 3 days and I really need it to come back for work. Frustrating. I wondered if it might be covid or some similar virus so have just stayed quietly at home since Thursday evening. Also in the South East.

My voice has only just come back today although it’s still quite croaky and breaks easily. As soon as I go to bed though the tickle cough starts which is very annoying.

Yes the cough is so annoying. How do you feel today, any better? I'm on my 4th day of almost no voice at all, though today it's occasionally coming through in squeaks! I'm wondering if it will be back for tomorrow or if it's going to be a more gradual improvement. I have felt quite tired too, definitely some sort of strange virus.

I have been absolutely drained by whatever it is and have had to nap every afternoon.

Voice has come back today but is still very gravelly sounding, I'd like to think sexy but dh says that I sound as though I smoke 60 a day - great lol!

Hopefully your voice will come back soon. I have no idea what it is or if it's a side effect of these awful heatwaves but I'd personally be happy to see the back of both.

Im heading for my 5 week anniversary of this bug starting. Im functional again, but still a bit foggy/tired, still got a dry cough, still very phlegmy to the point it's making my voice a bit...thick?

So fed up of it ive even ordered homeopathy to try and get rid!

There is a virus going round for sure everyone I know has had it in the past couple of weeks.

Glad I’m not alone.

I started with the tickly cough three weeks ago - comes in waves/attacks, and it has progressed to be quite chesty. I feel like a smoker! Also much worse coke bedtime - the post nasal drip I have is grim and making me feel phlegmy too. Then I cough/wretch. Gross.

Is there any end in sight?

My DD came home from Boardmasters with it as did many of her friends. A week on her voice is still gravelly and non stop cough

Oooh I’ve just started with something similar hope it isn’t going to evolve into this ^

Any one had sore red eyes with this

Urgh! I'm 11 days in and was hoping I'd be over it be now but it's turned into a really annoying cough at night and like you DaysofHoney I've developed a really annoying post nasal drip.

Its making me feel a bit zombie like and has exacerbated my tinnitus too, great!

I hit 5 weeks yesterday. Still got a dry cough. My chest feels... congested and a bit achey and I am so unbelievably tired that I just had a nap and keep bursting into tears.

Seen the gp again today and going to get blood tests tomorrow.

How did you get on?

It's two weeks for me now and I just can not shift it completely.

I mean, she offered me more anti biotics whilst also saying she thought it was probably viral. I asked for the blood tests because the last time I had covid it wiped my iron and folic acid reserves out and high strength supplements helped a lot so I wanted to know if that's what was happening here, because just sit around and wait isn't really good enough after 5 weeks of being sick.

Got this lurgy about a week ago. Very dry cough and it is remaining dry. Dull headache and occasional temperature. Just tested negative for COVID. But the tests not infallible? Anyway zero energy 😔 and it's not going anywhere fast.

My neighbour told me today her teen ds has been coughing for nearly 3 months, GP has repeatedly fobbed her of! No antibiotics, no referral for chest X ray, just “yeah hopefully it will just go away soon”! Today they were paying to see a private specialist as her dd is exhausted and miserable with it now.

I have just fully recovered, its a nasty virus which resulted in a nasty chest infection, but doctor gave me antibiotics, plus recommended Neil med nasel wash to reduce nasel drip .As I had a blocked then snotty nose , neilmed really helped reduce that blocked nose,and nasel drip which induced coughing at night 🌙 speak to dr or pharmacist for advice on this before buying as its not lon prescription. What works for me maynot be suitable for others.

My neighbour had a horrible cough she couldn't get rid of for months. Her GP was baffled. But on her next visit her GP was away and his dad , also a doctor, was filling . Straight he away he says ' Ooh that's a sound I haven't heard in many years - Whooping Cough'. Could that be a possiblity for this boy's awful cough?
Is it making a comeback I wonder.