"Waiting for the other cough to drop..."

[ca_north]

Originally Posted by CSD610

How in the world do you think you are going to "force" someone to stop coughing and honestly it is none of your business the reason they are coughing.
You have no right to know anyone's physical/medical health condition and details but your own.

It doesn't matter who was there first it matters that you are the one complaining about something that cannot be controlled with the possibility of this person having a chronic illness.

The simplistic rationalization is that you think you have a right to file a noise ordinance complaint against someone who coughs.

I guess the whole concept of noise pollution is lost on some people. The source of the noise being "medical" doesn't lessen its net impact. Why is that so hard to comprehend? I cant live in a constant state of feeling sorry for someone (even a relative). Life has to be pragmatic, too.

If someone had a chronic farting problem, I could force myself to laugh, but not when I wanted to sleep or enjoy any quiet activity. I'd rather hear coughing than a subwoofer but at times it's a 6 on a 1-10 scale of irritants.

Do this search if you think I'm the only one on the planet dealing with this. My initial question was about what the reason for the coughing might be, and I was hoping a cougher might answer.

[STT Resident]

Originally Posted by ca_north

My initial question was about what the reason for the coughing might be, and I was hoping a cougher might answer.

And the question has been answered with several possibilities offered. If you need more answers you may find better response on a health forum.

[ca_north]

Originally Posted by STT Resident

And the question has been answered with several possibilities offered. If you need more answers you may find better response on a health forum.

FYI, the "hacker" finally stopped a few weeks ago. At least it was temporary.

[shadowfax]

If you can't learn to live with neighbor noises you need to not live in an apartment.

I have a guy above me who has a dog that barks and barks and barks, for hours sometimes. Usually when I a trying to sleep or watch a movie. I've learned to ignore the sound. Neighbor is otherwise a quiet person who only occasionally stomps loudly around his place in his work boots and has an uncanny knack for flushing the toilet just when I get in the shower. That's just life in apartments. There are much worse problems to have in life than the inconvenience of people going about their lives.

[ca_north]

Originally Posted by STT Resident

OP, your "coughing demonstration" post is one of the most ridiculous I've ever seen here. If your lease has an early termination clause, take advantage of it. If your lease doesn't have an early termination clause, see if you can work something out with management to enable you to leave without a huge penalty. The bottom line is that there is nothing you can legally do about this annoyance and you either learn to deal with it or move.

Since any further discussion has nothing to do with renting, suggest you take the issue over to one of the health forums.

No, you're just a glcvpny vqvbg who doesn't comprehend the gravity of chronic noise. All you people ever talk about is what's "legal" vs. ethical.

[oregonwoodsmoke]

Originally Posted by ca_north

No, you're just a glcvpny vqvbg who doesn't comprehend the gravity of chronic noise. All you people ever talk about is what's "legal" vs. ethical.

Oh well, then, if you don't want a legal or ethical solution, you could go over and shoot him dead. That would stop the coughing and also get you out of that apartment. If you do that, at your new residence, you'd better hope that absolutely nothing you do annoys your new neighbors because they don't care about legal.

There is absolutely nothing that can be done about normal living noise. If you don't like it, your only option is to move to get away from it. Dont be surprised if someone else is making noise of some sort in your new residence. Or win the lottery and buy a private island and poison all the birds.

[freemkt]

Originally Posted by Kim in FL

why do I get the impression that no matter what the cause is you aren't going to be happy?

You're really complaining about someone coughing?? You really think they can control that involuntary response? So what if they smoke? That's their business, not yours and you can't control how many times they light up a day.

Good grief...I think it's time you find another place to live before you stress yourself to a heart attack.

If you're exposed to someone else's indoor second-hand smoke, and you're paying, it's your business.

If you're a freeloader it's not your business.

[freemkt]

Originally Posted by oregonwoodsmoke

Oh well, then, if you don't want a legal or ethical solution, you could go over and shoot him dead. That would stop the coughing and also get you out of that apartment. If you do that, at your new residence, you'd better hope that absolutely nothing you do annoys your new neighbors because they don't care about legal.

There is absolutely nothing that can be done about normal living noise. If you don't like it, your only option is to move to get away from it. Dont be surprised if someone else is making noise of some sort in your new residence. Or win the lottery and buy a private island and poison all the birds.

But be sure to read your lease first because you might not be able to get out of it without paying up the wazoo.

[Kim in FL]

Originally Posted by oregonwoodsmoke

Oh well, then, if you don't want a legal or ethical solution, you could go over and shoot him dead. That would stop the coughing and also get you out of that apartment. If you do that, at your new residence, you'd better hope that absolutely nothing you do annoys your new neighbors because they don't care about legal.

There is absolutely nothing that can be done about normal living noise. If you don't like it, your only option is to move to get away from it. Dont be surprised if someone else is making noise of some sort in your new residence. Or win the lottery and buy a private island and poison all the birds.

Again, this person wouldn't be happy if they all of this and then some...they just want to complain. Who leaves a thread a for over a year only to come back and respond to old posts??

[Jenkay]

Originally Posted by ca_north

Sorry for your pain but other people still exist in this world. I can't just pretend it's OK to hear coughing over and over and over again. Think of it as a sound like dripping water, not just a medical condition. Search the Web and you'll see a number of similar complaints.

A graphical view might help you understand it from others' vantage point. This typically occurs over 2 to 4 hours:

COUGH-cough ..............(here we go again!)........................................... ........................................... COUGH-cough ........................................ COUGH-cough............................................. ..................... COUGH-cough ........................................ COUGH-cough............................................. ..................... COUGH-cough ........................................ COUGH-cough............................................. ..................... COUGH-cough ........................................ COUGH-cough............................................. ..................... COUGH-cough ........................................ COUGH-cough............................................. ..................... COUGH-cough ........................................ COUGH-cough............................................. ..................... COUGH-cough ........................................ COUGH-cough............................................. ..................... COUGH-cough ........................................ COUGH-cough............................................. .....................
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COUGH-cough ........................................ COUGH-cough............................................. .....................
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One can at least do something to control the symptoms, or raise a silencing cup to the mouth each time. It's common courtesy.

Did you SERIOUSLY think that if the person could find something to make them stop coughing they wouldn't for some reason? They had MUCH more reason than YOU to want to stop coughing.