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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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Suggest Remedy For Chest Infection

Hi I had a chest infection and full course of anti biotics for it approx 3 weeks ago. Cough went down to just occasional cough and seemed ok but the cough is still here, not consitantly but when it happens it's a very bad cough and I feel like I will throw up f I cough any harder and also when I breathe in fully like proper deep breathing my lungs creak and wheeze a little bit. I do smoke about 12-15 per day but I just think it's more than smokers cough. I am 21 years old too. Thanks x
Mon, 11 Aug 2014
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In my opinion you should first and foremost quit smoking. And your smoking pack years are too high. Smoke affected lung tend to get infection very easily and once infected organism tend to stay longer. So get done your sputum culture and antibiotics according to sensitivity report. I m still insisting on quiting smoking as soon as possible.
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Suggest Remedy For Chest Infection

In my opinion you should first and foremost quit smoking. And your smoking pack years are too high. Smoke affected lung tend to get infection very easily and once infected organism tend to stay longer. So get done your sputum culture and antibiotics according to sensitivity report. I m still insisting on quiting smoking as soon as possible.