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Suggest Treatment For Chronic Cough Along With Hearing Loss

Posted on Thu, 14 Sep 2017

Question: Ive had a hard cough with a lot of phlegm for about a week now also horrible body aches in the beginning. Now i'm experiencing slight hearing loss and dizziness it feels like someone is squeezing my head. My appetite is gone and Ive only ate crackers and liquids. When i breathe my lungs feel fine i don't have a runny nose at all. but the cough persists with phlegm and the feeling that someone as squeezing my brain from both sides. I don't do drugs and i drink casually.

Answered by Dr. Priyanka Aggarwal (26 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Chronic cough with hearing loss

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome to healthcare magic and thanks for putting up the query
The hearing loss can be due to eustachian tube blockage due to nasal congestion or throat infection.
Please tell me do you have any nasal blockage too?
Get a x-ray chest P A view done and sputum examination for AFB staining done. Get a pure tone audiometry to see the cause and type of hearing loss.
Use xylometazoline nasal drops three times a day and take tablet levocetrizine plus pseudoephedrine twice daily for a week.
Take steam inhalation.
All the medicines I have prescribed will be available at prescription only.
Follow up with the required information so that I can suggest you better.
Take care
Thanks and regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad

Follow up: Dr. Priyanka Aggarwal (13 minutes later)

i dont have any nasal congestion

Answered by Dr. Priyanka Aggarwal (8 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Chronic cough with hearing loss

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for the information.
Please get the required investigations done and start with the medicines as prescribed.
Follow up with the reports.
wishing you a speedy recovery.
Take care
Thanks and regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Yogesh D