
What Should I Do For Persistent Cough?

It looks like allergic cough.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
You have not mentioned if along with cough you also have breathing difficulty and wheeze.
Do you have any allergy issues like being uncomfortable in dust and smoke? Are you a smoker?
To me it looks like an allergic cough/cough variant asthma. You should first get a chest X-ray done to rule out any infection or any other pathology. A PFT will help in diagnosis of asthma. You will need to take anti-allergics like Telekast-F and inhaler like Symbicort or Advair. You should consult your PCP or a pulmonologist for all these and who can examine you and advise you accordingly.
If a smoker, quitting smoking will help. I hope you are not taking any medicines for high BP because BP medicines belonging to ACE INHIBITOR group can cause cough.
Hope I have answered your query.
Take care.
Regards,
Dr. Shashi Dangwal
Pulmonologist

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