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What Causes Constant Cough During Day?
Question: Age 86 female coughing mainly During day but to a les ser extent at night .Medication not thought to be responsable. Ácido reflux ruled out. Suffered A stroke 10 weeks ago .No physical problems but memory afecten.
Brief Answer:
may be post nasal drip
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
The most common causes of a persisting cough are: (1) post nasal drip- this is actually the most common cause. Some persons have a silent drip where they do not recognize the drip itself but only experience the cough
It is normally caused by allergy to some particular agents.
Treatment involves : (1)avoiding the allergen if known (2) topical steroid nasal sprays such as flonase, nasonex, nasocort. These may need a prescription
(3)oral antihistamines are also used sometimes.
It can sometimes take 2 to 4 weeks for a marked response
(2)GERD or acid reflux but this was ruled out
(3)cough related to asthma- in most persons there would be a history of asthma and the cough tends to be worse in the night and early morning though some may also have a cough throughout the day
You may want to consider the use of treatment of post nasal drip to see if this helps to reduce coughing.
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
may be post nasal drip
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
The most common causes of a persisting cough are: (1) post nasal drip- this is actually the most common cause. Some persons have a silent drip where they do not recognize the drip itself but only experience the cough
It is normally caused by allergy to some particular agents.
Treatment involves : (1)avoiding the allergen if known (2) topical steroid nasal sprays such as flonase, nasonex, nasocort. These may need a prescription
(3)oral antihistamines are also used sometimes.
It can sometimes take 2 to 4 weeks for a marked response
(2)GERD or acid reflux but this was ruled out
(3)cough related to asthma- in most persons there would be a history of asthma and the cough tends to be worse in the night and early morning though some may also have a cough throughout the day
You may want to consider the use of treatment of post nasal drip to see if this helps to reduce coughing.
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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