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Question: My wife has a deep, chronic cough that has been going on for a year. She has had an allergy test with no significant findings. She takes breathing therapy sessions but no relief. It is getting worse, not better and we do not know where to go now to get relief. It is really bad and is continuous all day
Brief Answer:
Get done PFT two rule out cough variant asthma and bronchitis.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Allergy testing is not always beneficial.
And if it is negative, it does not rule out allergy ad a cause.
In my opinion, possibility of cough variant asthma or bronchitis is more.
For this, she needs PFT (pulmonary function test).
Chest x ray is also needed to rule out chronic infection because they can also cause chronic deep cough.
So please let me know
1. Is she smoke?
2. Chest x ray and PFT done in the past or not?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better. I will be happy to help you further. Wishing good health to your wife. Thanks.
Get done PFT two rule out cough variant asthma and bronchitis.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Allergy testing is not always beneficial.
And if it is negative, it does not rule out allergy ad a cause.
In my opinion, possibility of cough variant asthma or bronchitis is more.
For this, she needs PFT (pulmonary function test).
Chest x ray is also needed to rule out chronic infection because they can also cause chronic deep cough.
So please let me know
1. Is she smoke?
2. Chest x ray and PFT done in the past or not?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better. I will be happy to help you further. Wishing good health to your wife. Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
She has had PFT (not in last few months) and chest XRay which was clean. She does not smoke
Brief Answer:
Has she ever taken inhaled bronchodilator and inhaled corticosteroids.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
It is good that she is not a smoker.
Please let me know
1. Has he ever taken inhaled bronchodilator and inhaled corticosteroids (ICS)?
2. Was she improved with oral steroids?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better.
I will be happy to help you further. Wishing good health to your wife. Thanks.
Has she ever taken inhaled bronchodilator and inhaled corticosteroids.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
It is good that she is not a smoker.
Please let me know
1. Has he ever taken inhaled bronchodilator and inhaled corticosteroids (ICS)?
2. Was she improved with oral steroids?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better.
I will be happy to help you further. Wishing good health to your wife. Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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