Suggest Remedy For Sticky Sputum And Cough

Posted on Mon, 18 Aug 2014

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Mon, 18 Aug 2014 Answered on

Thu, 4 Sep 2014 Last reviewed on

Question : Sticky,slimy sptum , along with mucus in the chest and throat, cough

Answered by Dr. Shafi Ullah Khan (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Needs a complete clinical correlation

Detailed Answer:
Thank you for asking
The sticky slimy sputum with mucus and cough is a multi dirctional history. Considering your age it could be an acute infection like Lower respiratory tract infection or pneumonia etc, A chronic infection like chronic bronchitis and asthma etc. May other possibilities like post nasal dripping, GERD , Aspirations, Malignancies and infections like bronchiectasis needs to be sorted out.
It needs pulmonary functions assessment and a detailed clinical correlation with some work up to sort it out. You already are on antibiotics, mucolytics and inhalers. Continue the same treatment, and let a pulmonologist help you in this regard . As to help you better , getting in to the depth is very important here.

Get a pulmonologist and let them take care of you.
I hope it helps. Take good care of yourself and dont forget to close the discussion please.
May the odds be ever in your favour.
Regards
Khan

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar