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What Causes Persistent Cough And Problem In Breathing?

I have a presistant cough, which comes and goes. At night my lungs feel dry and very hard to breath. I have been to a pulmanary twice and ER twice and they say my lungs are good but have not givven any test just xray and listening to my chest. I have been to ENR doctor who says everything is good. I have been to Heart doctor given eco gram & tress test and all was good. Why can t I breath if I am so healthy? All I get is constant changing of medications, this has been going on for 7 months I need help.
Mon, 29 Dec 2014
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Hello
Since you are having persistent cough with difficult breathing.
Such type of symptoms may be due to these reasons, these include.
1 Asthmatic allergic bronchitis , some allergen produces bronchoconstriction and this causes dry hacking cough . Cough increase in the night due to fall of temperature . Predisposing factors are dust , mite, pollen, mold, sudden increase or decrease in temperature , fumes , smoking ( active and passive ).
When such patient visit I advise my patient t to take montelukast+bambuterol tablet once or twice in day till complete relief.
Hot coffee and steam inhalation also provide relief.Codeine with chlorampheniramine maleat cough syrup also help. But this causes addiction.
Since this is a prescription drug so consult your doctor and get his prescription.
2 The next reason of such cough may be due to tuberculosis , since this cough is for 7 months . So get in X ray chest with blood for E S R and if sputum for AFB.
3 Cancer in lungs , since period is prolong . So get in MRI for confirmation.
In my opinion consult a chest & tuberculosis specialist and get his opinion.
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What Causes Persistent Cough And Problem In Breathing?

Hello Since you are having persistent cough with difficult breathing. Such type of symptoms may be due to these reasons, these include. 1 Asthmatic allergic bronchitis , some allergen produces bronchoconstriction and this causes dry hacking cough . Cough increase in the night due to fall of temperature . Predisposing factors are dust , mite, pollen, mold, sudden increase or decrease in temperature , fumes , smoking ( active and passive ). When such patient visit I advise my patient t to take montelukast+bambuterol tablet once or twice in day till complete relief. Hot coffee and steam inhalation also provide relief.Codeine with chlorampheniramine maleat cough syrup also help. But this causes addiction. Since this is a prescription drug so consult your doctor and get his prescription. 2 The next reason of such cough may be due to tuberculosis , since this cough is for 7 months . So get in X ray chest with blood for E S R and if sputum for AFB. 3 Cancer in lungs , since period is prolong . So get in MRI for confirmation. In my opinion consult a chest & tuberculosis specialist and get his opinion.