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Is Asthma Related With Cough, Sneezing And Sore Throat?

Hey. I'm having a normal cold. Coughing, sneezing, runny nose, and sore throat. My mom wants me to take my asthma medicine as a solution. I want to be sure whether I should take it or not because I haven't had asthma problems for a few years now and ever since learning about overdosing and abusing prescribed drugs in school I want to make sure I'm only taking what medicines I have to
Mon, 2 Feb 2015
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Hello,

Thank you for asking at HCM.

I went through your history and would like to make suggestions for you as follows:

1. Coughing, sneezing, running nose and sore throat alone do not need asthma medications. They can be due to other causes like rhinitis, sinusitis, infections, etc also.

2. If you also have wheezing (whistling sound while breathing), shortness of breath, breathing difficulty or fast breathing along with above symptoms, in that case I would think of asthma first.

3. If you do not have symptoms mentioned in 2, I would suggest you levocetirizine, a cough syrup, steam inhalation and warm saline gargles.

Hope above suggestions will be helpful to you.

Should you have any further query, please feel free to ask at HCM.

Wish you the best of the health ahead.

Thank you & Regards.
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Is Asthma Related With Cough, Sneezing And Sore Throat?

Hello, Thank you for asking at HCM. I went through your history and would like to make suggestions for you as follows: 1. Coughing, sneezing, running nose and sore throat alone do not need asthma medications. They can be due to other causes like rhinitis, sinusitis, infections, etc also. 2. If you also have wheezing (whistling sound while breathing), shortness of breath, breathing difficulty or fast breathing along with above symptoms, in that case I would think of asthma first. 3. If you do not have symptoms mentioned in 2, I would suggest you levocetirizine, a cough syrup, steam inhalation and warm saline gargles. Hope above suggestions will be helpful to you. Should you have any further query, please feel free to ask at HCM. Wish you the best of the health ahead. Thank you & Regards.