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What Causes Cold,cough And Tiredness?
I started feeling Ike a cold or something coming on 10 days ago, I was extremely tired and a cough started by the 4th day. No running no or sneezing, I went to the doctor the 5th day and was told my lungs are clear and the cough would be the last to go. I feel tired and the cough comes in bouts, and is uncontrolable. Is this something that will subside on its own? Cough drops don't help much, I'm drinking so much water, I do anyway, but have upped it two fold.
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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You are feeling cold for 10 days with cough and tiredness ( 5th days).Cough syrup is not providing any relief.
While lungs are clear .
Such type of symptoms may be due to ,these possibilities, these include:
1 Allergic bronchitis , as allergy produces bronchoconstriction and this produces cough .So instead of simple cough , you require bronchodilator syrup( like salbutamol or terbutalin ).
2 Flu may be the next reason of such cough , tiredness . Get in physical examination by a physician .
3 Septic pharyngitis ( sore throat ) may be the another reason. Diagnosis can be confirmed by physical examination by an ENT expert.
However, there are also, so many other reasons of such symptoms but according to this history consult another physician and get his opinion (2nd ) ,because physical examination as well as clinical examination and history of illness is important.
Good luck.
You are feeling cold for 10 days with cough and tiredness ( 5th days).Cough syrup is not providing any relief.
While lungs are clear .
Such type of symptoms may be due to ,these possibilities, these include:
1 Allergic bronchitis , as allergy produces bronchoconstriction and this produces cough .So instead of simple cough , you require bronchodilator syrup( like salbutamol or terbutalin ).
2 Flu may be the next reason of such cough , tiredness . Get in physical examination by a physician .
3 Septic pharyngitis ( sore throat ) may be the another reason. Diagnosis can be confirmed by physical examination by an ENT expert.
However, there are also, so many other reasons of such symptoms but according to this history consult another physician and get his opinion (2nd ) ,because physical examination as well as clinical examination and history of illness is important.
Good luck.
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