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Cough has come back after antibiotics

2017-06-15 07:09:38
Finished round of clarithromycin but still had chesty wet persistent cough. Went back and was prescribed azyrthomiacin for 4 days, which seemed to clear it up I felt mich better, but two days after the last dose the cough is back. Is this just the clearance of stuff from my lungs? Also feeling very nasally congested again.
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Hello...... Dozens of conditions can cause a recurrent, lingering cough, but the major causes are postnasal drip, asthma, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), chronic bronchitis, and treatment with ACE inhibitors, used for high blood pressure. ...in your case persistent cough  could be unresolved infection..

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