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How Can Nose Congestion And Cough Be Treated?

Everyday throughout the day I have a slightly stuffed nose, I also spit up mucus once and awhile throughout the day mostly without a cough, it’s not the same type of mucus/stuffiness when your sick but I’m just wondering what my symptoms could be connected to? On a side note I think I stopped coughing up mucus when I switched up my diet two years which mostly included cutting out bread and rice etc and included more vegetables/fruits but Mayve a year ago or so maybe I brought back the bread and stuff and started getting mucus again which started when I got sick in mid January this year although the stuffy nose and spitting up mucus are much less annoying then the feeling when your sick, just wondering what my symptoms could be linked to and any advice on what I should do?
Mon, 18 Jun 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

Stuffed up nose and post nasal drip can occur due to tge most common cause that is sinus congestion due to infection and accumulation of fluid inside the sinus.
So first of all you should consult an Otolaryngologist or an Emergency room and get evaluated.
A sinus x ray can be done for further confirmation.
For now you can take a course of antibiotics like Amoxicillin and clavulanate combination like AmoxClav or Augmentin and along with it do warm saline gargles.
Use saline nasal drops and decongestant nasal drops like Otrivin.
Do steam inhalations.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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How Can Nose Congestion And Cough Be Treated?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Stuffed up nose and post nasal drip can occur due to tge most common cause that is sinus congestion due to infection and accumulation of fluid inside the sinus. So first of all you should consult an Otolaryngologist or an Emergency room and get evaluated. A sinus x ray can be done for further confirmation. For now you can take a course of antibiotics like Amoxicillin and clavulanate combination like AmoxClav or Augmentin and along with it do warm saline gargles. Use saline nasal drops and decongestant nasal drops like Otrivin. Do steam inhalations. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.