I have chronic cough with breathlessness problem please suggest treatment
hello according to your statement you are suffering from chronic cough for almost a year now that makes you breathless you did not mention here about your family history working history living history allergic history smoking history and the factors that make you breathless sometimes there is no history of nutritional status night sweating or weight loss as we know chronic persistent cough that occurs most of the days for three months for two successive years is called chronic bronchitis again cold chronic obstructive pulmonary disease includes chronic bronchitis along with emphysema so my probable diagnosis is cold can be confirmed by reversibility test as it is irreversible so fev1 will be 15 after salbutamol or steroid trial you should undergo lung function test that will reveal fev1 fvc 7 tac increased rv increased car sputum for s blood gas analysis etc by using salbutamol or anticholinergic inhaler corticosteroids or oral steroid intake occasionally oxygen inhalation you may control your chronic cough to some extent please inform me about your investigation results as soon as possible
hello doctor I have been experiencing a chronic cough and it has clear bubbly phlegm and I am so bothered about it because it has been a year since I have it sometimes I vomit especially when my cough is severe and it sometimes makes me breathless I have been taking antihistamine for it but it has no effect I am so bothered and worried because it is been a year but still I am not well please help