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Suggest Treatment For Stiffness And Excess Mucus In Neck

I was outside 3 days last wk in the pollun.......the 3rd day I started feeling bad all of a sudden....seemed like bronchitus... I started antibiotics, after 5 days no better so my dr told me must be viral so to just take otc meds and take something for allergy....I am using mucinex because I have alot of mucus in my throat (hard to come up, but it is green when it comes up and I started taking zyrtec which I had at home. Feel terrible and have a stiff neck, but that could be fr laying around on my couch so long... any ideas?
Thu, 2 Jun 2016
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Hi thanks for contacting health care magic....

Here yes you could have bronchitis .
And in it viscid cough can be there as a result of increase sub mucosal glands in bronchial wall by inflammation.

Take antinflammatory drugs also along with it....like benadryl that is antihistaminic drugs.
Steam inhalation useful.
Spirometry done to assess severity and accordingly treatment .
I would suggest you to do digital chest x also to look for consolidation as in pneumonia.
Also get your sputum cytological examination.....

Avoid smoking....
Dust exposure minimum....
If needed culture done to choose antibiotic if bacterial.

With keeping this in mind consult pulmonologist....

Take care.
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Suggest Treatment For Stiffness And Excess Mucus In Neck

Hi thanks for contacting health care magic.... Here yes you could have bronchitis . And in it viscid cough can be there as a result of increase sub mucosal glands in bronchial wall by inflammation. Take antinflammatory drugs also along with it....like benadryl that is antihistaminic drugs. Steam inhalation useful. Spirometry done to assess severity and accordingly treatment . I would suggest you to do digital chest x also to look for consolidation as in pneumonia. Also get your sputum cytological examination..... Avoid smoking.... Dust exposure minimum.... If needed culture done to choose antibiotic if bacterial. With keeping this in mind consult pulmonologist.... Take care.