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Suggest Remedy For Back Pain With Cough

Hi Doctor,I had upper back pain, on lungs location and I keep coughing only at night, but during day time I m fine. At night its bother me so much so I m worried a lot. I ve been like this for a long time and I done on lung Xray but it turned negative. What step I should do?
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Hi, thanks for posting the concern in HCM.
My understanding is if you have dry or non-productive cough at night along with chest pain, that is due to severe bronchospasm. Xray chest will also be normal in this case.
Some other causes should be excluded, e.g. Gastresophageal reflux disease, esophagitis, peptic ulcer disease, esophageal diverticula etc.
You may need clinical examination by a local pulmonologist and further investigations to find out the underlying cause.
The following tests may be needed-
Complete blood count, CRP, urea, creatinine, electrolytes
Pulmonary function test
Serum Ig E.
You may need inhaled bronchodilator and steroids.
For the time being my recommendations are -
Good oral hydration
Tab Montair LC one tab once daily at bedtime for 7 days.
Steam inhalation and gurgle with lukewarm water.
For any further information, please write back to me directly.
Regards.
Dr Kaushik Sarkar
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Suggest Remedy For Back Pain With Cough

Hi, thanks for posting the concern in HCM. My understanding is if you have dry or non-productive cough at night along with chest pain, that is due to severe bronchospasm. Xray chest will also be normal in this case. Some other causes should be excluded, e.g. Gastresophageal reflux disease, esophagitis, peptic ulcer disease, esophageal diverticula etc. You may need clinical examination by a local pulmonologist and further investigations to find out the underlying cause. The following tests may be needed- Complete blood count, CRP, urea, creatinine, electrolytes Pulmonary function test Serum Ig E. You may need inhaled bronchodilator and steroids. For the time being my recommendations are - Good oral hydration Tab Montair LC one tab once daily at bedtime for 7 days. Steam inhalation and gurgle with lukewarm water. For any further information, please write back to me directly. Regards. Dr Kaushik Sarkar