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Having Dry Cough And Throat Irritation. Recommend Some Medicine That Will Ease The Coughing?
Question: These are my symptoms for the past two days
1. Dry cough - semi violent, mostly at night
2. some incontinence
3. Throat irritation
4. No fever
5. No Phlegm
6. Hot water gargle (once a day)
Can you recommend some medicine that will ease the coughing? Thanks
1. Dry cough - semi violent, mostly at night
2. some incontinence
3. Throat irritation
4. No fever
5. No Phlegm
6. Hot water gargle (once a day)
Can you recommend some medicine that will ease the coughing? Thanks
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
According to the symptoms mentioned you are most probably suffering from viral upper respiratory infection or an allergic cough .
The following measures may help in relief.
1. Warm salt water or betadine solution gargles thrice daily .
2. Steam inhalations thrice daily.
3. Antihistamine medications in syrup or tablet forms like cetrizine or chlorpheniramine ( alocet, levocet, chericoff etc)
4. Cough lozenges( like XXXXXXX cough lozenges or strepsils etc)
5. If cough persists beyond a week kindly consult your doctor for confirmation of diagnosis and preferably a course of antibiotics .
Hope I have answered your query.
Kindly accept my answer if you have no further queries .
Wishing you a speedy recovery.
Regards
Thanks for posting your query.
According to the symptoms mentioned you are most probably suffering from viral upper respiratory infection or an allergic cough .
The following measures may help in relief.
1. Warm salt water or betadine solution gargles thrice daily .
2. Steam inhalations thrice daily.
3. Antihistamine medications in syrup or tablet forms like cetrizine or chlorpheniramine ( alocet, levocet, chericoff etc)
4. Cough lozenges( like XXXXXXX cough lozenges or strepsils etc)
5. If cough persists beyond a week kindly consult your doctor for confirmation of diagnosis and preferably a course of antibiotics .
Hope I have answered your query.
Kindly accept my answer if you have no further queries .
Wishing you a speedy recovery.
Regards
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