Suggest Treatment For Severe Throat Infection, Dry Cough And Chest Congestion

Posted on Fri, 2 Sep 2016

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Question : i am suffering from throat infection from past 15 days.Its something like irritation in the throat and light mucus gets struck in the throat with light dry cough.So can you suggest me medicines for this

Answered by Dr. Sumit Bhatti (17 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Anti- allergic, mucolytic, medicated gargles, steam inhalation.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thank you for your query.

1. If there is no fever, an anti-allergic(such as cetirizine / fexofenadine), a mucolytic (such as ambroxol / bromhexine), medicated gargles (such as Betadine / Tantum) and steam inhalation should settle this down.

2. It is always better to get a direct examination of the throat if this persists.A throat swab can be done.

3. Your doctor can also add a cough syrup or anti reflux medication.

4. Diet control, hydration should be followed. Home remedies can be taken.

I hope that I have answered your query. If you have any further questions, I will be available to answer them.

Regards.

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