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Suggest Treatment For Constant Dry Cough
I HAVE MY GRANDSON HERE AND HE HAS A CONSTANT DRY COUGH AND HAS FOR QUITE AWHILE. WE THINK IT COULD BE ALLEGIES. HE TOOK ALEGRA THIS A.M. BUT IT DIDN T HELP. I HAVE GIVEN HIM 1/2 TSP. OF BENYDRL AT 4 PM WHICH HELPED FOR A COUPLE OF HRS BUT HE IS STILL COUGHING. I JUST GAVE HIM ANOTHER 2 TSP ABOUT AN HR AGO AND HE IS STILL COUGHING.
Mon, 1 Aug 2016
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Thanks for contacting with your health concern and following is the symptmise approach in dry cough:
1. Ordinary dry cough with throat pain arising from pharyngitis,laryngitis and bronchitis is one of the commonest symptom seen in general practice.
2. If there is no response to conventional treatment then consult a Medicine Specialist since the choice of antibiotic will vary from doctor to doctor, and from locality to locality.
3. Instructions to be followed are:
. Steam water inhalations 2-3 times/day. Add to water Tincture benzoin,vicks
. Warm salt water gargles
. Take hot drinks like tea,soup,milk,coffee 5-6 times/day
. Instruct to cover the mouth while coughing (using hand or handkerchief) to prevent spread of infection to other members.
4. If infection is not controlled or there is no response, ask for investigations:
. Hb%, WBC for eosinophilia
. X-ray chest for TB, pneumonia
Thanks for contacting with your health concern and following is the symptmise approach in dry cough:
1. Ordinary dry cough with throat pain arising from pharyngitis,laryngitis and bronchitis is one of the commonest symptom seen in general practice.
2. If there is no response to conventional treatment then consult a Medicine Specialist since the choice of antibiotic will vary from doctor to doctor, and from locality to locality.
3. Instructions to be followed are:
. Steam water inhalations 2-3 times/day. Add to water Tincture benzoin,vicks
. Warm salt water gargles
. Take hot drinks like tea,soup,milk,coffee 5-6 times/day
. Instruct to cover the mouth while coughing (using hand or handkerchief) to prevent spread of infection to other members.
4. If infection is not controlled or there is no response, ask for investigations:
. Hb%, WBC for eosinophilia
. X-ray chest for TB, pneumonia
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