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Question: i have cough and cold since last 3 months. i have tried antibiotics,steroids,anti alergics and acebrophylin but it does not go away,one day i feel fine but very next day i have nasal congestion with dry cough or sometimes wet cough.it results in hoarseness also some times.i got xray done but they said it is chronic bronchitis or some allergy.cough is not throughout the day but i always feel the viral flu like symptoms.kindly advise.i am a diabetic as well as smoker.
Brief Answer:
Possibility of bronchitis is more.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your question on Health Care Magic.
I can understand your concern.
By your history and description, possibility of bronchitis is more.
And treatment of choice for bronchitis is inhaled bronchodilators and inhaled corticosteroid (ICS).
Smoking cessation should be done first.
Control of diabetes is also needed.
So consult pulmonologist and start inhaled treatment.
Hope I have solved your query.
I will be happy to help you further.
Wish you good health. Thanks.
Possibility of bronchitis is more.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your question on Health Care Magic.
I can understand your concern.
By your history and description, possibility of bronchitis is more.
And treatment of choice for bronchitis is inhaled bronchodilators and inhaled corticosteroid (ICS).
Smoking cessation should be done first.
Control of diabetes is also needed.
So consult pulmonologist and start inhaled treatment.
Hope I have solved your query.
I will be happy to help you further.
Wish you good health. Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
I feel my query should have been answered by a Physician atleast and not an Ophthalmologists
Brief Answer:
I am not ophthalmologist, I am pulmonologist.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on HCM.
I am not ophthalmologist. I am pulmonologist.
And I deal with patients who are having complaints of cough. I deal with many patients of bronchitis daily.
You are smoker and chest x ray suggestive of chronic bronchitis. You are also having diabetes. So all these factors favour bronchitis in you.
First line treatment for bronchitis is inhaled treatment consists of inhaled bronchodilators and inhaled corticosteroid.
You are not taking any of these.
This is the probable reason for not improvement.
Smoking should also be stopped as soon as possible.
Hope I have solved your query.
If you are not having further queries, then please close the conversation and rate my answer.
You can ask me directly on bit.ly/askdrkaushalbhavsar.
Wish you good health. Thanks.
I am not ophthalmologist, I am pulmonologist.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on HCM.
I am not ophthalmologist. I am pulmonologist.
And I deal with patients who are having complaints of cough. I deal with many patients of bronchitis daily.
You are smoker and chest x ray suggestive of chronic bronchitis. You are also having diabetes. So all these factors favour bronchitis in you.
First line treatment for bronchitis is inhaled treatment consists of inhaled bronchodilators and inhaled corticosteroid.
You are not taking any of these.
This is the probable reason for not improvement.
Smoking should also be stopped as soon as possible.
Hope I have solved your query.
If you are not having further queries, then please close the conversation and rate my answer.
You can ask me directly on bit.ly/askdrkaushalbhavsar.
Wish you good health. Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Dear Doctor,my last query is whether bronchitis causes nasal congestion also? also please suggest which inhaled corticosteroids should be taken and for how long.
Brief Answer:
Yes, it can cause nasal congestion.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Health Care Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Most common cause for bronchitis is viral infection. And it can also cause nasal congestion.
So both share common etiological agent.
Inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) like budesonide and fluticasone are commercially available.
Budesonide plain is available as trade name of budecort. You should take it for atleast 1 month.
Hope I have solved your query.
If you are not having further queries, then please close the conversation and rate my answer.
You can ask me directly on bit.ly/askdrkaushalbhavsar.
Wish you good health. Thanks.
Yes, it can cause nasal congestion.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Health Care Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Most common cause for bronchitis is viral infection. And it can also cause nasal congestion.
So both share common etiological agent.
Inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) like budesonide and fluticasone are commercially available.
Budesonide plain is available as trade name of budecort. You should take it for atleast 1 month.
Hope I have solved your query.
If you are not having further queries, then please close the conversation and rate my answer.
You can ask me directly on bit.ly/askdrkaushalbhavsar.
Wish you good health. Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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