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Suggest Remedy For Cough And Cold While Treating Concussion
Posted on
Sun, 6 Dec 2015
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Ask A Doctor - 24x7 Medical Review Team
Sun, 6 Dec 2015
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Tue, 29 Dec 2015
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Question : I am being treated for a concussion going on 3 months now with gradual improvement. Last week I got a bad cold and have been coughing alot, will this cause my concussion to relapse?
Brief Answer:
No, it will not cause any relapse or new injury like concussion.
Detailed Answer:
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Concussion is either due to an outer impact as if someone falls and hits the head to a hard surface. Or in a vehicle accident an acceleration or deceleration injury or hard impact to the head causes concussion injury to brain.
Coughing never causes a relapse or any kind of more injury to the brain. Get proper treatment for the cough and keep taking the treatment for concussion as prescribed. Hope for the best.
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DR. HANIF
USA
No, it will not cause any relapse or new injury like concussion.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for consulting and your trust in HCM means a lot to me as a Physician.
I have completely reviewed your health query, and well realize all those concerns. Being your physician, I will take care all of them today and will extend my expertise to solve the problems.
Concussion is either due to an outer impact as if someone falls and hits the head to a hard surface. Or in a vehicle accident an acceleration or deceleration injury or hard impact to the head causes concussion injury to brain.
Coughing never causes a relapse or any kind of more injury to the brain. Get proper treatment for the cough and keep taking the treatment for concussion as prescribed. Hope for the best.
Hope I answered all of your queries. Let me know if you have further clinical concerns or doubts. I will be more than happy to get back to you. Please don't forget to give 'Five star rating' (if agreed) to help me assist patients in a better way; and, please don't forget to click on 'Close This Discussion'.
For any disease you have, a timely follow-up is necessary regarding the treatment efficacy and to see if there is a need to change the treatment options. So keep a follow up to see how you doing (Always write down my name in start of your questions at this forum & I will be with you in no time).
Regards!
DR. HANIF
USA
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