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Suggest Treatment For Coughing With Lot Of Phlegm

I have a bad cough and lots of phlegm which I have had for about 3 months. My doctor had me on antibiotics but that has done little to help. I have been using Benylin cough syrup which does help with the phlegm but the cough is still quite bad. It sounds quite loud and from the chest. It sounds like someone who smokes. It's embarrising to go out or even go to the gym. Would an air purifier help and what else Can I do?
Mon, 9 Mar 2015
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hello..
i would advise you to get blood workup and a chest Xray/ CT chest along with sputum examination..
these can give us an idea of what is happening with your body..
generally large quantities of sputum and cough is due to infection..
but there are a lot of other causes too..
take the help of your doctor for the above said tests..
with the reports we can plan further management.
air purifier is not of much help until the exact cause is identified and treated

hoe this helps you..if you have any other doubts i would be happy to answer..
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Suggest Treatment For Coughing With Lot Of Phlegm

hello.. i would advise you to get blood workup and a chest Xray/ CT chest along with sputum examination.. these can give us an idea of what is happening with your body.. generally large quantities of sputum and cough is due to infection.. but there are a lot of other causes too.. take the help of your doctor for the above said tests.. with the reports we can plan further management. air purifier is not of much help until the exact cause is identified and treated hoe this helps you..if you have any other doubts i would be happy to answer..