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Keep Getting Cold Ending Up With Cough Even After Having Antibiotics, OTC. Relief With Proair Inhaler. Diagnosis?
I am a 48 year old woman for over 20 years in the fall, I get a cold. whether I have an antibiotic or not, use OTC meds or not, get a prescription or not, I always end up with a cough that is dry and I cough so much I either dry heave or vomit. I feel like my airway is so small that the slightest tickle gets me coughing, I can't catch my breath and it lasts for months. A doctor recently gave me a Proair inhaler and it really helps but I need to use it every four hours, is there a diagnosis for what I have and is there another inhaler that would work even better or use more often? \
Thu, 14 Nov 2013
Hello,
I have gone through your query and understood your concerns. In my opinion you are suffering from bronchial asthma and for this now a days new drugs have been issued in market and they are olizumab and for this you need to consult a pulmonologist who can give you a better treatment regimen. Because after treating for asthma in a good manner you will get some free interval and some times you may get completely resolved too. The drug you are using right now is sufficient but if you were my patient I will add some oral drugs too. Thank you.
I have gone through your query and understood your concerns. In my opinion you are suffering from bronchial asthma and for this now a days new drugs have been issued in market and they are olizumab and for this you need to consult a pulmonologist who can give you a better treatment regimen. Because after treating for asthma in a good manner you will get some free interval and some times you may get completely resolved too. The drug you are using right now is sufficient but if you were my patient I will add some oral drugs too. Thank you.
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