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Suggest Treatment For Upper Respiratory Infection
I have had upper respiratory infection for about on week On Tuesday I was given antibiotic (Azithromycin 250mg) and a cough aid (benzonatate 200mg). I am on my 4th day of antibiotic. the cough aid I am not able to take due to it giving me diarrhea and headache. The diarrhea went away, but the headache has persisted. It is not really a pain but more like a sensation that someone has a clump of my hair on the upper right back of my head and has a constant tug on it causing a burning like sensation. This hurts more when I do cough? I was told I did not have ear infection but my right ear also hurts.
Tue, 6 Dec 2016
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Welcome to Healthcaremagic.
Upper respiratory infection is a very common problem. Especially as the winters have arrived. Therefore there is nothing to worry about as long as you take the right medication .
Your medication seems to be good enough to relieve the infection . But i think there are few medication missing .These medication will help relieve the headache and the ear pain.
Upper respiratory infection also involves the nose and the ears if they speared further. This usually results in headache due to acute sinusitis and ear ache due to infection spreading to the ear. But this is nothing serious as long as it is corrected quickly.
The antibiotic is right . If i had known your weight i would have correctly mentioned the dose of Azithromycin. With this antibiotic it is always advisable to have antihistamine like ebastine 10mg at bed times and pain killer such as acetaminophen. This will reduce the ear ache and headache and shorten the duration of recovery from the infection .
I hope the answer was helpful . In case you need any further assistance , feel free to contact in writing.
Regards.
Dr Talal Hussain
Welcome to Healthcaremagic.
Upper respiratory infection is a very common problem. Especially as the winters have arrived. Therefore there is nothing to worry about as long as you take the right medication .
Your medication seems to be good enough to relieve the infection . But i think there are few medication missing .These medication will help relieve the headache and the ear pain.
Upper respiratory infection also involves the nose and the ears if they speared further. This usually results in headache due to acute sinusitis and ear ache due to infection spreading to the ear. But this is nothing serious as long as it is corrected quickly.
The antibiotic is right . If i had known your weight i would have correctly mentioned the dose of Azithromycin. With this antibiotic it is always advisable to have antihistamine like ebastine 10mg at bed times and pain killer such as acetaminophen. This will reduce the ear ache and headache and shorten the duration of recovery from the infection .
I hope the answer was helpful . In case you need any further assistance , feel free to contact in writing.
Regards.
Dr Talal Hussain
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