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What Causes Nagging Cough Even After Taking Cough Syrups?
I finished harvoni treatment which was twelve weeks on 2/27/15.I seem to have a nasal drip type of cough for about three weeks now.I had a chest ERay and it said my lungs were clear.I was prescribed two cough syrups but I am still bothered by this nagging dry like cough.Any suggestions?
Fri, 10 Jul 2015
Hi. Read and understood your query and history.
Thecommonesy causesof nagging cough can be:
Sinusitis.
Allergic pharyngitis.
Bronchitis
Asthma.
I would suggest you the following since your X-ray chest is normal:
A good clinical evaluation and examination helps to get a proper diagnoses.
Tests depending upon the clinical examination by a good clinician.
Trial treatment with antihistamines, steroids and supportive treatment helps.
Thecommonesy causesof nagging cough can be:
Sinusitis.
Allergic pharyngitis.
Bronchitis
Asthma.
I would suggest you the following since your X-ray chest is normal:
A good clinical evaluation and examination helps to get a proper diagnoses.
Tests depending upon the clinical examination by a good clinician.
Trial treatment with antihistamines, steroids and supportive treatment helps.
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