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Diagnosed With Farmers Lung. Continuous Coughing, Shortness Of Breath, Unable To Enter Barn. How To Cure?
My husband was diagnosed with farmers lung 9 years ago, He is only in the barn for maybe 30 minutes a day but reacts as soon as he enters the barn. He calms down about 10 minutes after leaving. Short of not ever stepping foot in the barn again, what help is there for him?. His symptoms are getting worse as far as coughing all the time, shortness of breath, he is morbidly obese, and head sweating especially at night. He has a Dr. apt but not until Aug 28th. I want him to see a specialist but don't if it should be a lung specialist, ear,nose andthroat or allergist?
Fri, 23 Aug 2013
You have to visit a lung specialist.You need to avoid exposure to your trigger identified as 'barn'.CXR and PFT will be needed for assessment and further treatment.
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