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Cough, Feeling Of Lump In Throat, Dry Throat. Cure?
I have a cough for a couple of days and a dry throat and the feeling of a dry lump in my throat (not a physical/visible one). I have always had a gagging reflex but the coughing has worsened this. I have given up smoking 2 1/2 years now. I recently went to the dentist and my mouth is healthy but she did not check my throat. Regards Gail
Mon, 11 Jun 2012
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Welcome to health care magic .
A persistent cough does warrant a check . A cough like this can at times be caused due to an infection / allergy/ bronchitis .
Cough by itself can be caused due to various causes like I mentioned . Thus a chest X ray , blood work will help investigate this further . Please do discuss these options with your doctor .
Regards
Welcome to health care magic .
A persistent cough does warrant a check . A cough like this can at times be caused due to an infection / allergy/ bronchitis .
Cough by itself can be caused due to various causes like I mentioned . Thus a chest X ray , blood work will help investigate this further . Please do discuss these options with your doctor .
Regards
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