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Suggest Remedy For Chronic Cough
I have a chronic cough. Occurs when I talk or just suddenly at night I cough and vomit. My inhaler does not work nor allergy meed or cough mess. Sometimes I get nauseated and light headed. The cough has been going on a month. The lightedness on and off for a week. No fever YYYY@YYYY
Thu, 11 Dec 2014
Hello
As you mentioned that you are using inhalers and this is not working this time for severe cough.
Cough is so severe that sometimes you vomits in the night .
May be due to these possibilities ,these include:
1 Tuberculosis , as this is most common cause of prolonged cough particularly in an asthmatic patient . Since this cough is not responding to your inhaler , so this is a cause of concern.
Diagnosis can be confirmed by X RAY chest , sputum for A F B and blood for C B C and ESR.
2 Bronchiectasis , copious amount of mucus usually associated with cough and nausea and vomiting.Diagnosis can be confirmed by sputum for culture and X RAY chest.
3 Since this cough is not responding to ordinary inhaler so change the inhaler . When such patient visit I prescribe them to take montelukast+ bambuterol tablet once or twice in day .
Also take codeine + chlorpheniramine maleate cought syrup ( habit forming drug but very effective ).
This is a prescription drug so consult your doctor and get a prescription .
Deal as mentioned above.
Good luck.
As you mentioned that you are using inhalers and this is not working this time for severe cough.
Cough is so severe that sometimes you vomits in the night .
May be due to these possibilities ,these include:
1 Tuberculosis , as this is most common cause of prolonged cough particularly in an asthmatic patient . Since this cough is not responding to your inhaler , so this is a cause of concern.
Diagnosis can be confirmed by X RAY chest , sputum for A F B and blood for C B C and ESR.
2 Bronchiectasis , copious amount of mucus usually associated with cough and nausea and vomiting.Diagnosis can be confirmed by sputum for culture and X RAY chest.
3 Since this cough is not responding to ordinary inhaler so change the inhaler . When such patient visit I prescribe them to take montelukast+ bambuterol tablet once or twice in day .
Also take codeine + chlorpheniramine maleate cought syrup ( habit forming drug but very effective ).
This is a prescription drug so consult your doctor and get a prescription .
Deal as mentioned above.
Good luck.
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