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What Causes Body Chills,cough And Loss Of Appetite?

My husband is 60 and smokes. He is feverish with chills, coughing, his ears seem to be stopped up, (having a hard time hearing), had muscle cramps, low appetite, and drinking lots of water. His mom is in a nursing home and he had been visiting everyday until he got sick. Could this possibly be pneumonia?
posted on Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Hello
I appreciate your concern for your husband

Looking at his history this could be URTI like pharyngitis or sinusitis caused by viral infection

I would advise you get few investigations done for him like blood for Hemoglobin, CBC, Liver function test X ray Chest and PNS (paranasal sinuses)

In my opinion you should take anti allergic drugs and a cough syrup
Ask him not to smoke until he gets well completely
Gargling with Warm saline water or antiseptic mouth wash is recommended
Multivitamin supplements like vitamin C and B complexes
if it persists or worsens further please consult an ENT surgeon for examination and subsequent treatment.

Hope this helps him
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What Causes Body Chills,cough And Loss Of Appetite?

Hello I appreciate your concern for your husband Looking at his history this could be URTI like pharyngitis or sinusitis caused by viral infection I would advise you get few investigations done for him like blood for Hemoglobin, CBC, Liver function test X ray Chest and PNS (paranasal sinuses) In my opinion you should take anti allergic drugs and a cough syrup Ask him not to smoke until he gets well completely Gargling with Warm saline water or antiseptic mouth wash is recommended Multivitamin supplements like vitamin C and B complexes if it persists or worsens further please consult an ENT surgeon for examination and subsequent treatment. Hope this helps him thanks