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Suggest Treatment For Cough With Mucus And Shortness Of Breath
I have asthma, I smoke on occasion. Three days ago I started to notice I wasn t feeling good. Woke up the following morning and I was sick with a chest cold, tightness, coughing mucus (white/yellow/green), I can t stop wheezing. I have shortness of breath and my inhaler is not working as well as I would like. Back and chest pain come with it, and when I cough there is a metallic almost bloody taste. My ears are plugged and I occasionally get the chills, help plz
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Mon, 8 Sep 2014
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Mon, 6 Oct 2014
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firstly you need to stop smoking,secondly what type of inhaler you are using is important, the inhalers change as the disease progression, you should first get yourself evaluated with a pulmonologist. avoid anything that can trigger an asthmatic attack, home remedies such as steam inhalations are useful.
such events sometimes get triggered by infections as well.
kindly visit your pulmonologist and get ur inhalers checked
such events sometimes get triggered by infections as well.
kindly visit your pulmonologist and get ur inhalers checked
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