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Hello Doctors, I Have Been Having This Nasty Dry Cough

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Posted on Sun, 23 Jun 2019
Question: Hello doctors,
I have been having this nasty dry cough for years. It will come and go. It's always embarrassing because, it will start by itching me in the throat and my eyes will get watery and I will need to drink water or cough myself silly, then it will stop. I thought this started from my eating ice cubes for years since I had this cravings when I was pregnant 21years ago. But I have stopped taking ice cubes now, yet it wouldn't go.
I have taken so many dry cough medicines like Covonia, but still it keeps going back and forth.
I had chest xray and blood test done this last friday the 31st of May, and it was all fine.
Please what could this be?
Many thanks for your help.

Kind Regards,

Melody
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Jolanda (52 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome in Ask a doctor panel.

Yes I can understand your concern

As you explain the characteristics of the cough ,a chronic dry cough, it seems to me to be a hypersensitivity cough which means an allergic cough.

Usually for this we recommend some other tests such as a Spirometry test to evaluate for airway obstruction and an IgE and Pneumoalergens blood tests.

If they come positive than your doctor will prescribe to you inhaler with steroids such as Fluticasone twice for 2-3 months and antihistamines drugs such as Telfast 180 mg orally twice for 10-14 days.

Sometimes the gastric reflux might be also the cause and in such cases we add Omeprazol 20mg orally once before breakfast.

But please discuss with your doctor first for all the above and I am sure he or she will order them for you


Hope to have been helpful

Regards and feel free to contact me again

Dr.Jolanda
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Hello Doctors, I Have Been Having This Nasty Dry Cough

Brief Answer: Please do the following Detailed Answer: Hello and welcome in Ask a doctor panel. Yes I can understand your concern As you explain the characteristics of the cough ,a chronic dry cough, it seems to me to be a hypersensitivity cough which means an allergic cough. Usually for this we recommend some other tests such as a Spirometry test to evaluate for airway obstruction and an IgE and Pneumoalergens blood tests. If they come positive than your doctor will prescribe to you inhaler with steroids such as Fluticasone twice for 2-3 months and antihistamines drugs such as Telfast 180 mg orally twice for 10-14 days. Sometimes the gastric reflux might be also the cause and in such cases we add Omeprazol 20mg orally once before breakfast. But please discuss with your doctor first for all the above and I am sure he or she will order them for you Hope to have been helpful Regards and feel free to contact me again Dr.Jolanda