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What Causes Chronic Cough Followed By Fainting?

My step-father, who is overweight, has a constant cough for as long as I’ve known him (but is not a smoker). Earlier today, he had a cough attack where he couldn’t stop coughing and passed out for 30 seconds...can you tell me if this I serious? Should he go see a specialist? If so, what kind?
Mon, 25 Jun 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

It is important that your step-father goes and sees a doctor for this long cough and also the fainting. The fainting might be due to the severe cough but it is safer to have him evaluated and rule out other conditions of the lungs and heart that might cause him the cough and/or fainting. Seeing your local doctor is the first recommended step and then he should be able to direct you to the right specialist if needed.

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What Causes Chronic Cough Followed By Fainting?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. It is important that your step-father goes and sees a doctor for this long cough and also the fainting. The fainting might be due to the severe cough but it is safer to have him evaluated and rule out other conditions of the lungs and heart that might cause him the cough and/or fainting. Seeing your local doctor is the first recommended step and then he should be able to direct you to the right specialist if needed. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.