I ve had a hoarse cough with shortness of breath for 8 months now. Lately my lungs have been sore too. I ve had xrays, ct scans, bloodwork, a pulmonary functions test and even a bronchoscopy. Nothing was found. During the bronchoscopy, he removed a bunch of excess phlegm and told me that I was inflamed, but he couldn t see why. Both the fungal and bacterial cultures also came back negative. From the pulmonologist I was sent to the allergist. There I had blood work and allergy testing. All came back fine. What could this be???It feels like my airways themselves are open, but I have something in the middle of my chest. I was thinking maybe a hernia, but would that cause a hoarse cough? Also, they put me on gerd medicine. No improvement.