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How Can Cold And Chronic Cough Be Treated?
I have had cold after cold for months, and a bad cough. It now hurts to take a deep breath on the right side of my chest, or when I cough. The cough has been going on now for 4-6 weeks, and now hurts when I breath deep or cough. Just bronchitis and I need to wait it out longer?
Tue, 3 Apr 2018
Hello,
Cannot say in your particular case. There are a lot of possibilities. Allergy and asthma, of course, can seem like colds. Also, the inflammation after viral bronchitis lasts for a month on average! Montelukast may fix that. There can also be chronic reflux or heart failure of several other causes.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Matt Wachsman
Cannot say in your particular case. There are a lot of possibilities. Allergy and asthma, of course, can seem like colds. Also, the inflammation after viral bronchitis lasts for a month on average! Montelukast may fix that. There can also be chronic reflux or heart failure of several other causes.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Matt Wachsman
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