Dry cough and hoarse voice

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Asked for Female, 48 Years

Dry cough for three days. Voice hoarse. No fever. No body pain. No runny nose or headache. Gargling twice a day. Taking 500 mg paracetemol once a day.

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Dr. Ajay Shedge

Ear-Nose-Throat (ENT) Specialist 13 yrs exp Thane

Any pain in throat? Any breathing difficulty? Are you a professional voice user? Is this a recurrent problem? Probable diagnosis 1. Allergic cough 2. Thorat infection

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Avoid cold food & water, avoid exposure to dust, smoke & pollution.

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Dr. Shreha Pathak ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist 11 yrs exp Bangalore · Accepted Answer

Dr. Shreha Pathak

ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist 11 yrs exp Bangalore

More details needed. However if the voice has gone hoarse, and cough is only dry, you can stop gargles. Instead take steam inhalation twice daily for 10 min. Also do some voice rest.

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