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Can Cough Be Caused By CPAP?
I ve had a persistent cough for the past week. I use symbicort 2x day for asthma and cpap every night with the humidifier. Can cough be caused by cpap and when should I call Dr? Also sore throat and body aches off and on. Advil helps. No fever that I know of
Fri, 29 Jan 2016
dear friend
you may be having an upper respiratory tract infection, CPAP per say should not be causing the cough.
please see you GP and get your throat examined a short course of antibiotic would fix your issue
you may be having an upper respiratory tract infection, CPAP per say should not be causing the cough.
please see you GP and get your throat examined a short course of antibiotic would fix your issue
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