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I Pantoprazole The Right Medication For Cough During Night?

I have been having a problem for a couple of months. I wake up out of a sound sleep, start with coughing, then the coughing turns into choking. The ENT dr. prescribed Pantoprazole Sodium. The facts on that medication are for stomach problems. I don t seem to have any stomach problems. Do you think I was prescribed the correct medication?
Tue, 28 Jan 2014
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Hi,

You are right that pantoprazole is a medicine for stomach related problems. It lowers the acid production in the stomach and prevents the reflux of acid into the food pipe. However, your ENT doctor was not wrong in prescribing this medicine to you for cough. Many times, dry cough is caused by the irritation of the lining of the throat by acid reflux from the stomach. In such instances, cough responds to medicines like pantoprazole. I am sure that after examining your throat, your doctor felt that this was the most likely cause of your cough and so, prescribed pantoprazole. Please give it a try.

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I Pantoprazole The Right Medication For Cough During Night?

Hi, You are right that pantoprazole is a medicine for stomach related problems. It lowers the acid production in the stomach and prevents the reflux of acid into the food pipe. However, your ENT doctor was not wrong in prescribing this medicine to you for cough. Many times, dry cough is caused by the irritation of the lining of the throat by acid reflux from the stomach. In such instances, cough responds to medicines like pantoprazole. I am sure that after examining your throat, your doctor felt that this was the most likely cause of your cough and so, prescribed pantoprazole. Please give it a try. Best wishes.