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What Cause Dry Hacking Cough As Allergy Medicine Didn T Work?

I have this dry hacking cough that comes up sometimes like mucus, it basically looks like snot, I do it more in the morning then anything, is this a sign of an allergy? I take allergy medicine and it seems like it takes awhile to work or either I can t even tell if it is working. I need an answer as to what this could be, I do not smoke or drink, please help me.
posted on Tue, 13 May 2014
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Hello
Welcome to HCM,

Your history are suggesting me that you msy be having some chronic allergic manifestation which should be evaluated properly for adequate treatment.

I would suggest you to undergo absolute eosinophil count to know the presence of allergic reaction. You may be allergic to allergens like dust, pollen, mite and food.

You may require skin prick test to identify the allergens causing these symptoms, there by you can avoid it or you may go gor immunotherapy.

You can select either sublingual or subcutaneous immunotherapy.
Thank you.
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What Cause Dry Hacking Cough As Allergy Medicine Didn T Work?

Hello Welcome to HCM, Your history are suggesting me that you msy be having some chronic allergic manifestation which should be evaluated properly for adequate treatment. I would suggest you to undergo absolute eosinophil count to know the presence of allergic reaction. You may be allergic to allergens like dust, pollen, mite and food. You may require skin prick test to identify the allergens causing these symptoms, there by you can avoid it or you may go gor immunotherapy. You can select either sublingual or subcutaneous immunotherapy. Thank you.