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Make a suggestion to the person to ask her doctor(s) about Tessalon Pearls (Benzonatate). Benzonatate acts as a local anesthetic on the cough reflex and may help to alleviate her cough and make her much more comfortable.
Benzonatate is non-opioid and not subject to abuse like other anti-tussives such as codeine.
If a team of physicians can't isolate the cause of the cough nor medication to relieve it then I don't think that suggesting cough drops or other similar remedies is going to be of any help. The obvious solution is to present the problem as a group to your manager. All sentiments aside, it's a problem which is obviously affecting company productivity and needs to be addressed. The employee has a disability which legally has to be accommodated and hopefully there's a private office in which she could do her work. Good luck!
I agree. It IS a disability that has to be accommodated. Put the employee in an office or other space where she could do her work, and where productivity of the other employees is not being affected. It's an issue that needs to be addressed, but delicately. Nobody wants a lawsuit. At the same time, if the issue is not resolved...well...you might need to start looking for another job, if it seriously gets under your skin badly.
If a team of physicians can't isolate the cause of the cough nor medication to relieve it then I don't think that suggesting cough drops or other similar remedies is going to be of any help. The obvious solution is to present the problem as a group to your manager. All sentiments aside, it's a problem which is obviously affecting company productivity and needs to be addressed. The employee has a disability which legally has to be accommodated and hopefully there's a private office in which she could do her work. Good luck!
The company has an obligation to make accomodations.
I agree. It IS a disability that has to be accommodated. Put the employee in an office or other space where she could do her work, and where productivity of the other employees is not being affected. It's an issue that needs to be addressed, but delicately. Nobody wants a lawsuit. At the same time, if the issue is not resolved...well...you might need to start looking for another job, if it seriously gets under your skin badly.
So how fair is it to this woman who cannot control this forced on her disability to isolate her from the rest of the employees? There is no accomodation needed because she is working like everyone else and those who are complaining about the cough are NOT disabled they are just complainers.
If you approach your supervisor because someone's medical condition brought on by a coma bothers you, you will seriously label yourself as an a**hole (regardless of how much it really annoys you). I say just deal with it. I believe a person can get used to anything, if they want to. It seems you don't want to just get used to this.
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