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How Can A Chesty Cough Be Rid Off?

I have had a chesty barking cough for about 6 weeks now, 3 weeks in i went to my doctor and he prescribed Amoxycillin antibiotics and a ventolin to help with breathing (i dont have athsma but he thought my throat was constricting due to al the coughing). i thought i was getting better for a while but then the cough came back pretty much straight away. what should i do?
Wed, 9 Jul 2014
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Hi,

Welcome to HCM.

If your cough has returned thenm most probably you are not responding to the antibiotic treatment as expected. You will need to change the antibiotics prescribed. I suggest you undergo a culture sensitivity of sputum and get appropriate antibiotics based on that test. You might have to take a mucolytic which will soften the phlegm and help in reduction of cough.
If your cough does not reduce even after 5 days of antibiotics, then you need to get a chest X ray to rule out tubercular focus.
Thanks.
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How Can A Chesty Cough Be Rid Off?

Hi, Welcome to HCM. If your cough has returned thenm most probably you are not responding to the antibiotic treatment as expected. You will need to change the antibiotics prescribed. I suggest you undergo a culture sensitivity of sputum and get appropriate antibiotics based on that test. You might have to take a mucolytic which will soften the phlegm and help in reduction of cough. If your cough does not reduce even after 5 days of antibiotics, then you need to get a chest X ray to rule out tubercular focus. Thanks.