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Does Dust Allergy Cause Sore Throat And Chest Infection?

About 3weeks ago I mowed grass and ground was dusty, I was choking on dust several times. Next morning I had sore throat, sinus was bothering me, I took over the counter melds, but about 3 days later. I started coughing green phlegm , had chills, nausea, just felt bad. Went to urgent care, gave me inhaler and doxycycline , but about 6 days later, few worse. Went to my dr , put me on steroids another inhaler.said my chest sounded tight. I do have copd, haven t had any problem with my 02 seats staying up, usually 95-96. But I have a pulse ox so I checked it. It was 88, even at dr office it was 95. I checked it frequently, at times it was 86,went back to dr, she checked it while I was sitting , was 89, had nurse walk me around nurses station, was 87, so she ordered oxygen continuously , ct of chest, pulmonary function test, which I m doing mon and Tuesday . When the dr put me on doxycycline at first, I quit coughing up phlegm . But today I started coughing up lg amts of green phlegm again, I don t feel good.my sat drops without the oxygen. Sorry this is so long, my cough is coming from lungs, sounds bad. Question: can the dust I inhaled cause all these problems ? I think there s a good chance I have pneumonia., hopefully ct will show what s causing my low sats.
Tue, 20 Aug 2019
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Hi,

Allergy can cause allergic reaction, inflammation, fever, sinus problem or dry cough., breathing difficulty.

It goes on till allergy is controlled. But when there is a secondary infection. possibility of severe cough, sputum &prolonged trouble start.

In such a case consultation of a chest, a physician is indicated for proper treatment.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr Vasudha Jayant Athavale, General & Family Physician
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Does Dust Allergy Cause Sore Throat And Chest Infection?

Hi, Allergy can cause allergic reaction, inflammation, fever, sinus problem or dry cough., breathing difficulty. It goes on till allergy is controlled. But when there is a secondary infection. possibility of severe cough, sputum &prolonged trouble start. In such a case consultation of a chest, a physician is indicated for proper treatment. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr Vasudha Jayant Athavale, General & Family Physician