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Is It Safe To Take Advair For Asthma And Chronic Cough?
I have had a cronic cough for about the last 4 years now. I was diagnosed with asthma, and am currently on advair, and a sinus infection with nasal pollups, they did surgery to remove the nasal pollups, and I am still stuck with a runny nose six months later, and the cough hasn't gotten any better. I have been coughing up long string like mucus yellow/dark yellow in color for the psat year now. I have had an allergy test about a year ago and chest x-rays, but everything came back negative. i did smoke but haven't for some time now. I work in the industrial construction industry, and have minor exposure to asbestos. I am 29 years old, 5'-6" ad 150 lbs,Any idea?
Tue, 19 Aug 2014
Hello
Previously you were operated for nasal polyp and currently taking advair for bronchial asthma .
In spite of medicine ( for asthma i.e. advair) cough worsen with huge amount of phlegm ( expectoration or mucus ) with yellow streak with dark brown,these signs may be due to these reasons , these include:
1 Pulmonary fibrosis , diagnosis can be confirmed by M R I of lungs with pulmonary function test .
2 Bronchiectasis , diagnosis can be confirmed by culture of sputum ( phlegm )with drug sensitivity test
3 Tuberculosis , as this is also an important reason for such type of expectoration. Diagnosis can be confirmed sputum for A F B , blood for C B C , E S R ( if very high suggestive of any chronic disease or tuberculosis i.e. > 100 mm ).
We can not rule out ASBESTOSIS .
So in my opinion consult a "CHEST & TUBERCULOSIS " specialist or PULMONOLOGIST and get opinion as early as possible .
Good luck.
Previously you were operated for nasal polyp and currently taking advair for bronchial asthma .
In spite of medicine ( for asthma i.e. advair) cough worsen with huge amount of phlegm ( expectoration or mucus ) with yellow streak with dark brown,these signs may be due to these reasons , these include:
1 Pulmonary fibrosis , diagnosis can be confirmed by M R I of lungs with pulmonary function test .
2 Bronchiectasis , diagnosis can be confirmed by culture of sputum ( phlegm )with drug sensitivity test
3 Tuberculosis , as this is also an important reason for such type of expectoration. Diagnosis can be confirmed sputum for A F B , blood for C B C , E S R ( if very high suggestive of any chronic disease or tuberculosis i.e. > 100 mm ).
We can not rule out ASBESTOSIS .
So in my opinion consult a "CHEST & TUBERCULOSIS " specialist or PULMONOLOGIST and get opinion as early as possible .
Good luck.
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