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What Causes Severe Cough Along With Tightness In The Chest?

Severe coughing and tightness in chest. Since last Monday, extreme tiredness. Tuesday, fever and chills and sore throat. Stayed in bed for 20 hours. Feeling better, but now lots draining in back of throat, sore throat, ears sorta popping. I don t feel extremely bad, just the coughing and more coughing, even after taking Mucinex DM 12 hour tablet and cough syrup (wal Tussin DM max). Pretty much no voice and nights are much worse, especially when I lay down. Coughing gets much worse. Had pneumonia vaccine.
posted on Thu, 27 Apr 2017
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Hi welcome to the health care magic

You can have acute pharyngitis as per history

Your work up done as follow...
_Auscultation
_CBC
_posterior pharynx examination
_ASO titre or throat swab
_chest x ray if needed
_if your voice affected then indirect laryngoscopy done

You can prescribed decongestant tablets and mucolytic drugs like Ambroxol

Salt water gargle done three times a day

If needed betardine diluted gargle can be prescribed

If after examination inflammation and congestion seems severe than short term steroid course prescribed

Take care

Hope your concern solved

Consult otorhinolaryngologist or physician for examination and discuss all these
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What Causes Severe Cough Along With Tightness In The Chest?

Hi welcome to the health care magic You can have acute pharyngitis as per history Your work up done as follow... _Auscultation _CBC _posterior pharynx examination _ASO titre or throat swab _chest x ray if needed _if your voice affected then indirect laryngoscopy done You can prescribed decongestant tablets and mucolytic drugs like Ambroxol Salt water gargle done three times a day If needed betardine diluted gargle can be prescribed If after examination inflammation and congestion seems severe than short term steroid course prescribed Take care Hope your concern solved Consult otorhinolaryngologist or physician for examination and discuss all these