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Suggest Treatment For Severe Cough While Having COPD

would an oxygen concentrator help with my severe cough (I use Diamorphine via a nebuliser to help suppress it) but still debilitated and housebound as any change of air, be it airflow inside, peopkle moving around outside air .makes me worse for upto 3 days after hospital visits etc. I ve heard of people been given them to ease there coughing when thery have COPD? JUST TO LET ME GET OUT AT LEAST (EVEN INTO THE GARDEN)
posted on Mon, 18 Jul 2016
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Hello,
Thanks for the query.
It could be an exacerbation of COPD along with infection.
Consult a pulmonologist and get evaluated.
Antibiotics has to be started. A sputum culture can also be considered.
Wishing all the best.
Thanks
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Suggest Treatment For Severe Cough While Having COPD

Hello, Thanks for the query. It could be an exacerbation of COPD along with infection. Consult a pulmonologist and get evaluated. Antibiotics has to be started. A sputum culture can also be considered. Wishing all the best. Thanks