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How Can Chronic Cough Be Treated?

My Nana Age 80 is Coughing Badly since last 1 month and the Mucus is not coming out as he has no strength to spit that and he is completing losing his consciousness because of that Coughing... He is also under medication of liver disease and diabetes. We have approached a doctor in Lucknow where CT scan was done , The doctor confirmed it to be a initial stages of ILD..The medications given were MEDROL 12 mg , Kupit us Syrup... But The Cough in his Lungs has taken a very devastating position...The Mucus is not able to come out although we tried so many alternatives at home... PLEASE HELP ME REGARDING THIS AND WHAT IS THE WAY TO BRING THE COMPLETE MUCUS COUGH OUT .. please
Sat, 21 Jul 2018
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I have reviewed your query, and here is my advice.
If it is not the productive cough then there may not be any sputum, once the sputum comes in mouth then patient can spit it out or swallow it, bit it should be sputum there, underlying cause of forming mucus is matter of concern, certain agents are there that can be used to reduce the viscosity of sputum like pseudoephedrine, phenylephrine, ammonium chloride, these can be tried, along with this, steam inhalation, with tincture drops can be tried.
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How Can Chronic Cough Be Treated?

Hello Welcome to Ask a Doctor Service I have reviewed your query, and here is my advice. If it is not the productive cough then there may not be any sputum, once the sputum comes in mouth then patient can spit it out or swallow it, bit it should be sputum there, underlying cause of forming mucus is matter of concern, certain agents are there that can be used to reduce the viscosity of sputum like pseudoephedrine, phenylephrine, ammonium chloride, these can be tried, along with this, steam inhalation, with tincture drops can be tried. Hope I have answered your query, let me know for further assistance.