<human>: my boyfriend has a cough that dont go away it sounds like a dry tight cough, It seems he can barely breath at times, His voice sounds like he barely given out sound. He has been like this for a long while , times he says he feels nausia, what do you think he may have He says he read on conjested heart failure and he believes that is what he has.
<bot>: Welcome to Ask a doctor service. I have reviewed your query and here is my answer. These are signs of heart failure. He needs to be assessed by local doctor by physical examination and chest X-ray pa view for making diagnosis. Ask him to reduce salt intake. If he is overweight or smoker or alcoholic then it must be controlled. I hope I have solved your query. Let me know if I can assist you further in this query. With regards,