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What Is The Cause And Treatment For Dry Cough?

i have had a dry cough for about over a month didnt think anything of it and i just started having an upper left rib pain hurts to inhale, exhale, cough, laugh, bend over, and pretty much move in any way shape form i am wondering what cause's this and what i might have concerning the cough?
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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thanks for asking your question
I completely understand your problem
this type of chest pain which is catchy on inspiration ,expiartion and coughing is usually seen in pleural diseases like effusion, and lower resp tract infection, tuberculosis.
u need to consult a pulmonologist , who can request for a chest xray and some more investigations to rule out other organic diseases.
fo mow you ban get a syrup with dextromethorphan which can supress the cough after consulting a pulmonologist
thanks/regards
feel free to ask more questions
may god bless you with good health
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What Is The Cause And Treatment For Dry Cough?

thanks for asking your question I completely understand your problem this type of chest pain which is catchy on inspiration ,expiartion and coughing is usually seen in pleural diseases like effusion, and lower resp tract infection, tuberculosis. u need to consult a pulmonologist , who can request for a chest xray and some more investigations to rule out other organic diseases. fo mow you ban get a syrup with dextromethorphan which can supress the cough after consulting a pulmonologist thanks/regards feel free to ask more questions may god bless you with good health