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Suggest Cure For Dry Cough And Congestion In Lungs
I am a female of age 52 years. Having dry cough continuously. Observed slight congestion in the lungs Also having varicose veins on the right leg due to surgery .I am a renal donor with hypertension and diabetes. Suggest suitable drugs for the above and also do s & don ts for this complaint.
Wed, 8 Oct 2014
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Persistent dry cough is most commonly related to : (1)post nasal drip- this is the most common cause.
In some cases persons may not know that the drip is present and may only present with the cough.
Treated with topical nasal sprays such as nasonex, nasocort, flonase, rhinocort
Oral antihistamines would also help
(2)asthma - this is also a cause for persistent cough which tends to be worse at night
(3)GERD- gastroesophageal reflux is another cause of chronic cough. The other reflux symptoms may or may not be present
You can consider treating for post nasal drip since this is the most common and there are no other symptoms pointing to reflux or asthma.
If after a 1 month to 6 week period the coughing persist then treat for asthma or gerd.
I hope this helps
Persistent dry cough is most commonly related to : (1)post nasal drip- this is the most common cause.
In some cases persons may not know that the drip is present and may only present with the cough.
Treated with topical nasal sprays such as nasonex, nasocort, flonase, rhinocort
Oral antihistamines would also help
(2)asthma - this is also a cause for persistent cough which tends to be worse at night
(3)GERD- gastroesophageal reflux is another cause of chronic cough. The other reflux symptoms may or may not be present
You can consider treating for post nasal drip since this is the most common and there are no other symptoms pointing to reflux or asthma.
If after a 1 month to 6 week period the coughing persist then treat for asthma or gerd.
I hope this helps
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