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What Causes Tiredness, Breathing Difficulty And Persistent Cough?
Posted on
Fri, 25 Nov 2016
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Ask A Doctor - 24x7 Medical Review Team
Fri, 25 Nov 2016
Answered on
Thu, 22 Dec 2016
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Question : Having tiredness hard to breathe,constant coughing and spitting up mucus..sick for four days and an awful ear ache
Brief Answer:
Some practical advises
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thank you for using HCM to post your question.
I read it carefully and I understand your concern.
What you are describing seems like a viral respiratory tract infection that has affected the middle ear as well and that a bacterial infection (pneumonia) might have overlapped.
zpack its the right antibiotic to treat it. You will feel better after 24-48 hours.
Also take Ibuprofen 400 mg or Paracetamol 500-700 mg for any sore or pain, unless you have it contraindicated for some reason. It will help you for the fever as well in case you have fever.
Cough syrups not always work but try and hopefully it will help you. Sputum and cough are normal mechanisms for the lungs to clear up, so don't worry about it. It will need a bit more time to get better also comparing the other symptoms.
Drink plenty of water and other fluids, eat a lot of fruits with vitmine C, rest and stay warm.
Hope this is helpful.
Let me know if you need more clarifications.
Otherwise please kindly close and rate the answer.
Regards,
Dr.Papaqako
Some practical advises
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thank you for using HCM to post your question.
I read it carefully and I understand your concern.
What you are describing seems like a viral respiratory tract infection that has affected the middle ear as well and that a bacterial infection (pneumonia) might have overlapped.
zpack its the right antibiotic to treat it. You will feel better after 24-48 hours.
Also take Ibuprofen 400 mg or Paracetamol 500-700 mg for any sore or pain, unless you have it contraindicated for some reason. It will help you for the fever as well in case you have fever.
Cough syrups not always work but try and hopefully it will help you. Sputum and cough are normal mechanisms for the lungs to clear up, so don't worry about it. It will need a bit more time to get better also comparing the other symptoms.
Drink plenty of water and other fluids, eat a lot of fruits with vitmine C, rest and stay warm.
Hope this is helpful.
Let me know if you need more clarifications.
Otherwise please kindly close and rate the answer.
Regards,
Dr.Papaqako
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Nagamani Ng
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