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What Causes Chronic Productive Cough?
Question: I have a "hacking" kind of cough. Every cough brings up phlem - I can feel it "pulling off my throat", occasionally it just happens to collect at base of throat. The cough can be simple 1 time or go on - on - until I'm choking!
Brief Answer:
Chronic cough
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome to Health Care Magic and thanks for putting up the query,
Please tell me for how long are you having this cough ?
Any fever also ?
Any history of smoking ?
Is there any impact of weather(cold/hot/humid/dry) ?
Chronic cough with expectoration should be investigated in details. Please get a chest X-ray done.
Let me know if you've done any sputum examination for AFB ?
Any MANTOUX TEST ?
ARE you taking any medicines for any particular reasons apart from this ?
I need to know these few things so that i can suggest you better..
Awaiting....
Thanks and regards
Chronic cough
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome to Health Care Magic and thanks for putting up the query,
Please tell me for how long are you having this cough ?
Any fever also ?
Any history of smoking ?
Is there any impact of weather(cold/hot/humid/dry) ?
Chronic cough with expectoration should be investigated in details. Please get a chest X-ray done.
Let me know if you've done any sputum examination for AFB ?
Any MANTOUX TEST ?
ARE you taking any medicines for any particular reasons apart from this ?
I need to know these few things so that i can suggest you better..
Awaiting....
Thanks and regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Arnab Banerjee
I'm from YYYYMN and am a 'Winter YYYY' @ YYYYX as of 12/4/16. [today ver cold for XXXX 30 degrees]
The cough started around Dec.21st. (in RV park so plenty of exposure to germs) But to be fair; I wasn't about much -- had Left hip replacement 11/7/16 so not too active.
No fever. No smoking.
Last couple years -- I have gotten Bronchitis here...last year was Strep Throat.
I do have Holmes-Adie Syndrome - a pupil nerve disorder - which some cases do get dry chronic cough.
Not sure when I last had a mantoux test. No sputum test.??
I take Rantitidine for Acid Reflux-2 tabs 150 mg, Cetrizine for allergies-2 tabs 10 mg.
Thanks for reviewing my issues.
The cough started around Dec.21st. (in RV park so plenty of exposure to germs) But to be fair; I wasn't about much -- had Left hip replacement 11/7/16 so not too active.
No fever. No smoking.
Last couple years -- I have gotten Bronchitis here...last year was Strep Throat.
I do have Holmes-Adie Syndrome - a pupil nerve disorder - which some cases do get dry chronic cough.
Not sure when I last had a mantoux test. No sputum test.??
I take Rantitidine for Acid Reflux-2 tabs 150 mg, Cetrizine for allergies-2 tabs 10 mg.
Thanks for reviewing my issues.
Brief Answer:
Allergic bronchitis
Detailed Answer:
Hi sir
thanks for putting up the follow up query
as per your history,it seems to be allergic bronchitis..but still i woild advise u to visit a pulmonologist and get yourself auscultated as phlegm is coming..u can also get a sputum examination done and a chest xray done..u can send me the reports..
if i would have been treating such cases, i would advise nebulization and a dry cough syrup..a regular steam inhalation
i would like to add one more thing, dry cough can be a side effect of any of chronic medications..
Get well soon
Allergic bronchitis
Detailed Answer:
Hi sir
thanks for putting up the follow up query
as per your history,it seems to be allergic bronchitis..but still i woild advise u to visit a pulmonologist and get yourself auscultated as phlegm is coming..u can also get a sputum examination done and a chest xray done..u can send me the reports..
if i would have been treating such cases, i would advise nebulization and a dry cough syrup..a regular steam inhalation
i would like to add one more thing, dry cough can be a side effect of any of chronic medications..
Get well soon
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
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