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Suggest Treatment For Cough And Heaviness In Chest

I work in a nursing home. After housekeeking cleaned a bathroom and used disenfectant spray I went in. I could not breath without my throat burning. After leaving the bathroom I kept coughing & felt a heaviness in my chest. It has been 3 days & my Dr. Put me on prednisone. It is not helping the pain & coughing is not getting better. What can I do for my symptoms?
Fri, 30 Mar 2018
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Hello,

By your history and description, possibility of acute bronchitis due to disinfectant spray and cleaning is more likely. Best treatment for bronchitis is inhaled treatment.

Since, you are not taking inhaled treatment, your cough is not improving. So, it is better to consult pulmonologist and get done clinical examination of respiratory system and PFT (Pulmonary Function Test).

PFT will not only diagnose bronchitis but it will also tell you about severity of the disease and treatment is based on severity only.

You will improve with inhaled bronchodilators (Formoterol or Salmeterol) and inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) (budesonide or fluticasone).

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar
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Suggest Treatment For Cough And Heaviness In Chest

Hello, By your history and description, possibility of acute bronchitis due to disinfectant spray and cleaning is more likely. Best treatment for bronchitis is inhaled treatment. Since, you are not taking inhaled treatment, your cough is not improving. So, it is better to consult pulmonologist and get done clinical examination of respiratory system and PFT (Pulmonary Function Test). PFT will not only diagnose bronchitis but it will also tell you about severity of the disease and treatment is based on severity only. You will improve with inhaled bronchodilators (Formoterol or Salmeterol) and inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) (budesonide or fluticasone). Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar