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What Causes Non Productive Cough And Tightness In The Chest?

I have Asthmas and every time I get a cold it is hard to get rid of. It has been approx 3 week and it is still holding on. I am on singular and Advair for Asthmas. Then I was put on a zpack and predionsone. I still have a non productive cough and tight chest. What cough medicine can I take to loosen the cough and is mucinex ok YYYY@YYYY
Wed, 29 Aug 2018
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Hi,

You can use expectorant cough syrup to expel the mucus wok of your respiratory tract.

You can also take NAC (N-Acetyl Cysteine) tablets to lyse the mucus.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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What Causes Non Productive Cough And Tightness In The Chest?

Hi, You can use expectorant cough syrup to expel the mucus wok of your respiratory tract. You can also take NAC (N-Acetyl Cysteine) tablets to lyse the mucus. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.