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Hi, I Have Had Dry Coughs For Several Years Now.
Question: Hi, I have had dry coughs for several years now. It only happens in winter seasons and mornings are the worst. I had taken antibiotics than was told to stop it but was also, prescribed an inhaler. I used inhaler several times but don't want to keep using it for many more years. I don't have any allergies to any medications. I am a pretty healthy guy and active. I want to get over with dry coughs. Please help.
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
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It seems that you are having allergic bronchitis and allergic pharyngitis. That's why you are having cough during season change on exposure of cold. There is inflammation of the throat and of the lungs due to allergen in winter. So your doctor has prescribed you inhaler to reduce the inflammation and for proper ventilation of airway. It can also be a subclinical bronchial asthma which get prominent in winter. So you need to do a pulmonary function test: spirometry during episodes of cough. Get a skin allergen testing to find out the allergen to which yoh are allergic.
Do betadine gargle during winter. Start taking an antiallergic tablet levocetrizine montelukast combination to reduce allergy and to improve breathing. Give a throat swab for culture and for TB (AFB smear and XPERT TB) testing to find if there is any bacterial infection or not. No need for antibiotic. You can take budesonide or duolin inhaler to reduce allergic inflammation. It's is very helpful to reduce cough. Take steam inhalation.
Review with reports and if can be decided if inhaler is needed for long term or can be used shortly.
Hii. Welcome to the healthcare services. It seems that you are having alle
Detailed Answer:
Hii. Welcome to the Ask A Doctor service.
It seems that you are having allergic bronchitis and allergic pharyngitis. That's why you are having cough during season change on exposure of cold. There is inflammation of the throat and of the lungs due to allergen in winter. So your doctor has prescribed you inhaler to reduce the inflammation and for proper ventilation of airway. It can also be a subclinical bronchial asthma which get prominent in winter. So you need to do a pulmonary function test: spirometry during episodes of cough. Get a skin allergen testing to find out the allergen to which yoh are allergic.
Do betadine gargle during winter. Start taking an antiallergic tablet levocetrizine montelukast combination to reduce allergy and to improve breathing. Give a throat swab for culture and for TB (AFB smear and XPERT TB) testing to find if there is any bacterial infection or not. No need for antibiotic. You can take budesonide or duolin inhaler to reduce allergic inflammation. It's is very helpful to reduce cough. Take steam inhalation.
Review with reports and if can be decided if inhaler is needed for long term or can be used shortly.
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