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What Treatment Should I Take For Coughing ?
My mother is 49years old she has been coughing for several tears its a dry cough without any phelgm and has visited the doctor and was given asthma inhaler but she dosen t know how to use it.Could the cough condition worsen?? /Sheilah
Sun, 18 Sep 2011
Hi.
Your mother has dry cough for years !......daily or intermittently?
How was asthma diagnosed? Did she undergo a lung function test? Asthma usually causes wheezing , breathlessness and sticky phlegm.
Does the X-ray show lung scars? Upper lobe scars as well as diseases such as ILD cause chronic dry cough.
Details of history and reports needs to be communicated for a better advice.
-Dr. Tushar
Your mother has dry cough for years !......daily or intermittently?
How was asthma diagnosed? Did she undergo a lung function test? Asthma usually causes wheezing , breathlessness and sticky phlegm.
Does the X-ray show lung scars? Upper lobe scars as well as diseases such as ILD cause chronic dry cough.
Details of history and reports needs to be communicated for a better advice.
-Dr. Tushar
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Hello.Welcome.If the doctor has prescribed inhaler and she doesn't know how to use it then why nebulizers are not tried.good luck.
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Hello.Welcome.If the doctor has prescribed inhaler and she doesn't know how to use it then why nebulizers are not tried.good luck.
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Hi,Sheilah,
Thanks for query,
it seems that your mother is having chronic asthamatic bronchitis.
As this for years together you may go for
Chest x ray,blood TC,DC,ESR for routine evaluation.
You learn use of inhaler,it will give good relief .
Ask to do respiratory exercise.
ok and bye.
Thanks for query,
it seems that your mother is having chronic asthamatic bronchitis.
As this for years together you may go for
Chest x ray,blood TC,DC,ESR for routine evaluation.
You learn use of inhaler,it will give good relief .
Ask to do respiratory exercise.
ok and bye.
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