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How Can Chronic Cough Be Treated While Suffering From Asthma?
I have asthma, and lately these past few days I ve been had a bad cough. When I cough I get a bad metal taste in my mouth. My chest is really tight, and I wake up several times throughout the night doing nebulizer treatments with little to none relief. Am I getting sick or is it just my asthma?
Wed, 16 May 2018
Hello,
In asthma these type of cough with metal taste generally not present, but breathlessness is present. Two things
1. You are not taking your inhaler properly, the technique is more important and nowadays mdi budate or foracort is famous and use it with zerostat vt spacer. Again technique is more important.
2. For metal taste sputum- Go for sputum gram staining and bacterial culture and sensitivity then treatment accordingly.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Chandra Shekhar
In asthma these type of cough with metal taste generally not present, but breathlessness is present. Two things
1. You are not taking your inhaler properly, the technique is more important and nowadays mdi budate or foracort is famous and use it with zerostat vt spacer. Again technique is more important.
2. For metal taste sputum- Go for sputum gram staining and bacterial culture and sensitivity then treatment accordingly.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Chandra Shekhar
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Dr. Kirti Bhise,
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Hello,
You may have brittle asthma. An asthma which is non-reactive to inhalation of beta agonists.
You can take subcutaneous Terbutaline. In case you are not getting relief from any medications.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Kirti Bhise
You may have brittle asthma. An asthma which is non-reactive to inhalation of beta agonists.
You can take subcutaneous Terbutaline. In case you are not getting relief from any medications.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Kirti Bhise
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