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What Causes Chronic Cough And Spasms In The Throat?

Hi there. I ve had a dry, chesty cough for about a week. It s not the worst one I ve had but it s a real pain trying to get to sleep. The worst part is right before I m about to fall alseep, my throat seems to spasm and causes me to moan out loud. Why is this and is there anything I can do to stop this? Thanks!
Tue, 20 Feb 2018
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dear user

thanks for contact HCM

about your question i would like to tell you that these symptoms you mentioned refer mainly to have lung infection bacterial or viral or other cause for onvestigations..........
your feeling of chronic cough should not make you worry but you should follow simple steps........about what to do that you should first refer to infectious disease or chest doctor to examine your lungs ........
you may need to do x ray of chest to role out any lung problems or pneumonia........ you should be away from stress and anxiety and spicy foods because these will get your symptoms worse.......
you should also drink alot of warm fluids that will make some improvement ......you should also have bed rest and no effort that cause you more irritative cough..........
treatment of the causative micro organism is very important............
other note you should know is having gastroesophageal reflux that lead to irritation of the throat as gastric acid reflux reach your throat and lead to consequences irritation and cough .........

wish you healthy life

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What Causes Chronic Cough And Spasms In The Throat?

dear user thanks for contact HCM about your question i would like to tell you that these symptoms you mentioned refer mainly to have lung infection bacterial or viral or other cause for onvestigations.......... your feeling of chronic cough should not make you worry but you should follow simple steps........about what to do that you should first refer to infectious disease or chest doctor to examine your lungs ........ you may need to do x ray of chest to role out any lung problems or pneumonia........ you should be away from stress and anxiety and spicy foods because these will get your symptoms worse....... you should also drink alot of warm fluids that will make some improvement ......you should also have bed rest and no effort that cause you more irritative cough.......... treatment of the causative micro organism is very important............ other note you should know is having gastroesophageal reflux that lead to irritation of the throat as gastric acid reflux reach your throat and lead to consequences irritation and cough ......... wish you healthy life