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Suggest Treatment For Persistent Cough
I had bronchitis at the end of January. I have been coughing ever since and it is getting worse. I can t take in a deep breath without coughing and then I end of making a growling sound cause the air can t seem to get back to the lungs after I cough. I had a cat scan and it shows I have some enlarged lymph nodes between my lungs. I have had 2 chest xrays which are normal and my lungs are clear. I can t stand all the coughing. My doctor took me off all medications. I do have A-fib not due to a heart valve problem. My feet and ankles are also swollen.
Fri, 10 Jul 2015
thanks for your question
i completely understand your concern
first problem is cough and in cases of bronchitis / copd treatment is inhaled coticosteroids and inhaled beta 2 agonists like fluticasone and formoterol .
incase if your mediastinal glands are enlarged that means it can be due to variety of diseases like tuberculosis , sarcoidosis.
sarcoid can cause persistent dry cough and your af may be related to sarcoidosis
treatment for sarcoid is oral steroids
i completely understand your concern
first problem is cough and in cases of bronchitis / copd treatment is inhaled coticosteroids and inhaled beta 2 agonists like fluticasone and formoterol .
incase if your mediastinal glands are enlarged that means it can be due to variety of diseases like tuberculosis , sarcoidosis.
sarcoid can cause persistent dry cough and your af may be related to sarcoidosis
treatment for sarcoid is oral steroids
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