
Suggest Treatment For Persistent Nasal Congestion And Cough

anti histamine, oral and topical decongestant, singulair , ketotifen
Detailed Answer:
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The nasal congestion and drainage would likely be causing the coughing since post nasal drip is the most common cause of persistent cough.
The other common causes are reflux and asthma.
In many cases, it occurs in response to an allergen which could be any food, drink, medication, pollen, animal dander, dust etc
I had one patient with persistent drainage whose allergy blood tests showed that she reacted to banana, so it can be anything.
Treatment would generally consist of : (1)antihistamine,decongestant combination which is over the counter
A topical decongesant can be added to this eg normal saline or otrivine. Otrivine can only be used for a few days- 3 to 4 usually
These meds unfortunately can take up to 2 weeks , in some cases to be effective
(2)avoid the allergen if known
(34)since the symptoms have been going on for a while and you may have already been using allergy medication then medications such as singulair or ketotifien which work at different points in the allergy pathway maybe helpful add ons to the other meds.
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions


because of the mouth breathing
Detailed Answer:
HI
sorry about the delayed reply
The dry mouth is likely occur because the nose is blocked and you have to be mouth breathing.
If we can relieve the congestion with both the topical and oral decongestants this may help.
Some persons also sprinkle medications like olbas oil drops around the pillow and bed to help with night time congestion and use rubs such as vicks.
A combination may help breath easier
Please feel free to ask anything else

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