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What Causes Nasal Congestion And Chronic Cough Despite Taking Acid Reflux Medications?
I have bin back and forth to the doctors. It started in Feb due to a cold I had then it went to my sinuses I think. I couldn t breathe out my nose at all but had constant runny nose and no sleep at night. Then I started getting a constant cough and gunk at the back of the throat and constantly coughing up yellow gunk and blood sometimes. Runny nose eventually went and then I just had gunk at the back of the throat and constant stuffy nose where I can t breathe properly out of it and my throat feels like I got a lump at the back of it. I went to doctors and they have given me loads of antibiotics and nasal sprays and nothing has worked. Also had a barium swallow test it showed slight acid reflux even though I aint getting symptoms for it and a slight hitis hernia which ain t causing me any problems . Then I had a camera inserted up my nose where they found congested in the arytenoids and posterior aspect of the epiglottis. And they saying I got acid reflux even though I aint getting symptoms for it and perennial rhinitis with post nasal drip they gave me acid reflux tablets they ain t help at all and the spray they gave me avamys don t help either. I still feel very ill, constantly tired, feeling sick and not feel like eating much and still got constant gunk and lump at the back of the throat and coughing up blood and yellow gunk in the mucus and a now got my runny nose back and a constant stuffy nose. I feel like I am dying in the day time but mostly at night I aint getting no sleep at all as can t breathe properly from the nose as it s constantly stuffy and gunk at the back of my throat which make it feel like I am gonna choke in my sleep and a constant irritated cough. Everything I have tried medication ain t helping it s driving me mad and making my life hell .
Fri, 11 Oct 2019
General & Family Physician, Dr. Vasudha's Response
Hi,
I think allergy to be the cause of your problem. It can give you nasal congestion after exposure to things you are allergic to & also chronic cough till the allergy is found, treated & exposure to the allergen is controlled.
Please get your blood counts done along with allergy screening test &× ray chest, sputum culture test done as per indication.
Then the doctor would advise you specific treatment to give you full relief. Please consult a chest specialist/allergy specialist.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Vasudha Jayant Athavale, General & Family Physician
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What Causes Nasal Congestion And Chronic Cough Despite Taking Acid Reflux Medications?
Hi, I think allergy to be the cause of your problem. It can give you nasal congestion after exposure to things you are allergic to & also chronic cough till the allergy is found, treated & exposure to the allergen is controlled. Please get your blood counts done along with allergy screening test &× ray chest, sputum culture test done as per indication. Then the doctor would advise you specific treatment to give you full relief. Please consult a chest specialist/allergy specialist. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr Vasudha Jayant Athavale, General & Family Physician