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Suggest Treatment For Persistent Cough And Throat Irritation
Question: I have had a cough due to tickle in my throat for 6 months now. At first I thought it was allergies due to the fall pollen. But it has still hung on during the winter months. I have tried Benedryl, NyQuil, Zertec, and various other allergy medications. This tickling seems to come from a foamy type phlegm that seems to originate in my throat, not drain down from my sinuses. Is this possible? What is the significance of foamy thin phlegm?
Brief Answer:
post nasal drip of mucus
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
This would be called a post nasal drip of mucus which refers to the drip of mucus (the foamy phlegm) to the back of the throat.
This is the most common cause for chronic persistent cough. The other common causes are GERD (reflux) and asthma.
Some persons may have more than one cause.
Using the anti histamines that you mentioned is fine but you may want to add a decongestant to that even if you do not have any nasal congestion or blockage.
The decongestant is supposed to help with the drip.
Eg zyrtec d, benadry d, claritine d , allegra d instead of just benadryl, claritine , zyrtec. It can take 2 to 3 weeks for this to work in some persons
If you have used a decongestant/ antihistamine with no effect then you may need to add a nasal spray eg nasonex, nasocort, flonase, rhinocort
Other options would be montelukast or ketotifen. Both of these medications treat different parts of the reaction that causes post nasal drip
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
post nasal drip of mucus
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
This would be called a post nasal drip of mucus which refers to the drip of mucus (the foamy phlegm) to the back of the throat.
This is the most common cause for chronic persistent cough. The other common causes are GERD (reflux) and asthma.
Some persons may have more than one cause.
Using the anti histamines that you mentioned is fine but you may want to add a decongestant to that even if you do not have any nasal congestion or blockage.
The decongestant is supposed to help with the drip.
Eg zyrtec d, benadry d, claritine d , allegra d instead of just benadryl, claritine , zyrtec. It can take 2 to 3 weeks for this to work in some persons
If you have used a decongestant/ antihistamine with no effect then you may need to add a nasal spray eg nasonex, nasocort, flonase, rhinocort
Other options would be montelukast or ketotifen. Both of these medications treat different parts of the reaction that causes post nasal drip
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Brief Answer:
not a known side effect
Detailed Answer:
HI
Coughing is not a known side effect xarelto though persons react differently to medication.
If you are using any blood pressure medications from the ACE family of drugs then one of these may be the cause of your cough eg ramipril, lisinopril, enalapril
Please feel free to ask any other questions
not a known side effect
Detailed Answer:
HI
Coughing is not a known side effect xarelto though persons react differently to medication.
If you are using any blood pressure medications from the ACE family of drugs then one of these may be the cause of your cough eg ramipril, lisinopril, enalapril
Please feel free to ask any other questions
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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