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Suggest Remedy For Persistent Cough After Inhalation Of Bathroom Cleaner Fumes
Question: Hi Doc,
I am XXXXXXX am having a kind of continous cough(with a bit of suffocation in breathing)while washing my bathroom with Harpic Bathroom Cleaner, actually while i used it on the bathroom tiles it self i started feeling uneasy due to its strong power. Could you please help how to stop this cough and get back to normal. I do have allergies with dust .
I am XXXXXXX am having a kind of continous cough(with a bit of suffocation in breathing)while washing my bathroom with Harpic Bathroom Cleaner, actually while i used it on the bathroom tiles it self i started feeling uneasy due to its strong power. Could you please help how to stop this cough and get back to normal. I do have allergies with dust .
Brief Answer:
Antiallergic or bronchodilator drug with cough syrup
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX
welcome to health care magic,
I really appreciate your concern.
Strong vapor of harpic may induce an allergic reaction or inflammation of the upper respiratory tract.
I would advise you to do gargling with warm saline water or antiseptic mouth wash, take deep breaths and move out to open area,
you can take antiallergic drug like levocetirizine or fexofenadine, which is over the counter available drug.
If it doesn't help than I would advise you for bronchodilator group of drugs like salbutamol inhaler which will help by opening up of respiratory tract and facilitate easy breathing. These are prescription drugs.
For cough you can take cough lozenges, honey or cough syrup.
In future try to avoid direct exposure to harpic fumes in order to avoid such a situation.
Hope I could answer your question, please feel free to ask for follow up question if you have any more queries, I will be happy to help you.
Best wishes
Antiallergic or bronchodilator drug with cough syrup
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX
welcome to health care magic,
I really appreciate your concern.
Strong vapor of harpic may induce an allergic reaction or inflammation of the upper respiratory tract.
I would advise you to do gargling with warm saline water or antiseptic mouth wash, take deep breaths and move out to open area,
you can take antiallergic drug like levocetirizine or fexofenadine, which is over the counter available drug.
If it doesn't help than I would advise you for bronchodilator group of drugs like salbutamol inhaler which will help by opening up of respiratory tract and facilitate easy breathing. These are prescription drugs.
For cough you can take cough lozenges, honey or cough syrup.
In future try to avoid direct exposure to harpic fumes in order to avoid such a situation.
Hope I could answer your question, please feel free to ask for follow up question if you have any more queries, I will be happy to help you.
Best wishes
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