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Frequent cough
My son who is 21yr old is having frequent cought about 30 times a day for an year now...we have tried every cough syrup but it doesnt seem to work..coughing increasing as he eats any sweet dish.. there is no blood while coughing ..just regular dry cough and we have done TB test it was negative..sometime due to excessice coughing he have some pain in throat..please give some advice that what can it be and how can we cure it??
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Can be an allergic or irritant cough, need to take history in detail. Need to rule out sinusitis by radiological examination
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go for ctscan pns if it is not getting cured with avoidance of irritants and allergens
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no cold food, no perfumes ,
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He may be having vasomotor rhinitis with sinusitis with post nasal drip causing irritative cough.. Please consult online for further evaluation and treatment
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Dr. Parijat Joshi
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
12 yrs exp
Noida
Cough can have multiple causes ranging from sinuses to chest. Everything needs to be thoroughly evaluated to find exact cause
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Online consult for proper evaluation and management
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