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Suggest Treatment For Dry Cough, Sneezing And Shortness Of Breath

Posted on Mon, 8 Sep 2014

Question: Hi doctor , from a month going through period of sickness. It started with dry cough and sometime while talking going out of breath , it continue for more than a week and then subside but never gone completely , then after 2 weeks i got irriation in throat and dry cough again , cough has subsided but in the night i feel sore in my throat and then dty cough come to , i dont have any fever , cold apart from few normal sneezing , i have taken antibody and cough mixures but its not much effective , just worry about whats going on

Answered by Dr. Prahlad Duggal (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Take mucolytic with bronchodilator

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thanks for the query.

You seem to be having allergic pharyngitis and bronchitis.

Please take a mucolytic and bronchodilator and not cough suppressant mixtures. Also if there is some element of reflux, do take proton pump inhibitors.

Avoid exposure to dust and extreme temperature.

Feel free to ask another query.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Prahlad Duggal (14 hours later)

Thanks a lot doctor , am just wondering is it normal to have cough and then throat in otherwise healthy individual , or is it serious illness, thanks

Answered by Dr. Prahlad Duggal (29 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Descriptive

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for the query.

Allergic bronchitis is a common cause for cough. Allergy of the upper and lower respiratory tract many a times coexists and thus it is not that uncommon to have sore throat along with cough.

It is a common problem and usually season related and the person is otherwise not unhealthy/sick.

So, nothing to worry, relax. In case the problem persists, see an ENT.

Feel free to ask another query.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Prahlad Duggal (3 hours later)

Thanks a lot Doctor , your reply has definately calm my nerves , thank you

Answered by Dr. Prahlad Duggal (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
pleasure answering your queries

Detailed Answer:
It was pleasure answering your queries.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Prahlad Duggal (2 days later)

Hi Doctor , hw r u , i saw my GP today , he reckons may be i had pertusis and ordered a blood test and swap to find . I am little bit confused as i saw the symptomps of Pertusis online and your recent answer confirmed that my symptomps are different than pertusis cough .i just wanted to know how does it work , Thanks a lot

Answered by Dr. Prahlad Duggal (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
I do not agree with ur GP, relax, wait for results

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for the query.

I don't want to comment on what your GP has considered but this is not a classical picture of pertusis.

Please relax, and wait for the results and I am sure that this will not come out as pertusis.

You can read about pertusis which you must have had and you will know this does not matches with your history.

Still if you are worried, see an infectious diseases specialist.

Feel free to ask another query.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj

Follow up: Dr. Prahlad Duggal (14 hours later)

Again Big Thank You Doctor , As i thought as well my symptomps are totally different from petrusis cough , but he ha given me a Clarithromycin tablets 250 gm for 7 days , Do you think would be helpful in my current situation , thank you

Answered by Dr. Prahlad Duggal (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Descriptive

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for the query.

Clarithromycin is a good antibiotic for chest infections and if your doctor thinks after clinically examining you that you need an antibiotic for chest infection, you can take this. No harm but this drug is not being prescribed to you as a treatment for pertussis. This is my opinion.

Please use a mucolytic and a bronchodilator along with steam inhalation as I have already suggested.

Your doctor must have ordered a total and differential leucocyte count and if that is normal and there is no fever, you may need to take a short course of steroids if the cough does not respond to above treatment.

Feel free to ask another query.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju

Follow up: Dr. Prahlad Duggal (25 minutes later)

Thanks Doctor , i have read the clinic lab test form and also ask to technician about the tests , im 100% sure it is for Pertusis cough he is testing me , but my delumena is that without recomendation from GP , i cant make direct appointment to ENT specialist .just want to know that how commmon is to give steroids to healthy individual to without fever and not much cold to cure a cough .i would like to know more about this , Add to more to it , without GP recomendation pharamacist will not give any medication , just so stressful , Thanks for helping me in this bad time Regards XXXXXX

Answered by Dr. Prahlad Duggal (12 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Descriptive

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for the query.

In this scenario, just relax and let the lab reports come.

Just take steam inhalation and avoid dust and any specific allergen if you think so.

A short course of steroids in allergic cough is commonly used if there are no contraindications or alternately an inhaler can be very safely used.

Feel free to ask another query.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju

Follow up: Dr. Prahlad Duggal (21 minutes later)

Thanks again Doctor , i would get inhaler from pharmacy , good thing my throat is much better than before but feel little bit inflamation there and cough now is not very regular as well , now just waiting for the lab report , Just little bit more information , i do nt feel lymp nodes in the neck , just inflamation , hope it will help more , Thanks again

Answered by Dr. Prahlad Duggal (7 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Just relax

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for the query.

Dear just relax and let the body have some time to get in normal rhythm.

Not having nodes is a good thing but many a times insignificant nodes are there and are not to be worried about.

Hopefully your lab reports will be fine.

Feel free to ask another query.

Regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar