Originally Posted by
fruitcage
I feel very sorry for people with a range of coughing problems who are now treated as if they are trying to conceal a scratch from a zombie.
I'm a smoker with accompanying cough and sometimes dry(ish) air on board can trigger fits (was a good way to get free bottle of water in ET
). I had couple of packs of Strepsils ready on my last flight, luckily no fits and nobody looked funny on occasional cough.