Severe coughing several weeks after radiotherapy ended

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Hi

T4aN2bM0 - throat cancer

My husband, who've I've written about before,  has developed an annoying cough. It was particularly bad early hours of this morning when he coughed for half an hour! He's exhausted. 

Does anyone any suggestions which might help him? I've suggested buying a humidifier as our bedroom gets really dry overnight but as usual he's very negative and says it won't help Unamused He's tried a bowl of water his side of the bed but said that didn't help. Once he starts sipping water and has his first protein supplement,  the Dryness and coughing eases. Last night his voice was actually quite strong

We're just a couple of weeks away from getting the results of his nasoendosocopy and CT scan to see if he's beaten the cancer PrayPray

He's also waking at night with severe hot sweats- I know this is a side effect of the Cisplatin. He's drenched, having to change his t-shirt 3 times, lying on towels. We've mentioned this to his specialist but she doesn't seem overly concerned Does anyone have any experience of this?

In the meantime,  he said yesterday,  just another day of treading water. I said yes - you're recuperating.Rolling eyes 

Thank you x