 [ Symptoms ] what doctor to see for chronic cough my husband is a bodyman collision repair on automobiles and works all day with paint and primer fumes as well as the body dust that goes along with his profession he has developed a constant cough   he can barely complete a sentence without coughing it sounds like a bronchitis cough but always gets better over the weekend when he is not at work then by lunchtime on monday it is back with a vengeance and he is coughing all the time what type of doctor should he see for this cough [ Disease ] features of hypothyroidism can go unsuspected for a long period of time these symptoms include fatigue lethargy mental impairment depression cold intolerance hoarseness dry skin weight gain change in menstrual cycles constipation headaches