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Dry cough since 2 weeks

2018-01-18 10:38:27
Hi, My husband is suffering from dry cough since two weeks. He had bacterial infection on 28th Dec 2017 which led to fever, cough and cold. After which he is having dry cough. Kindly advise
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Persisting dry cough can be tackled with gargling warm salt water and steam inhalation.
Next Steps
If persisting try any dry cough syrup 5ml thrice daily Gargling CHLORHEXIDINE mouth wash twice or thrice daily Tablet MONTEC LC once daily at night
Health Tips
Sticking to warm foods might help. Do get in touch with me for more details

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