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Hard chunks of opaque phelgm.
My father is coughing up hard super sticky grey balls of Phelgm every morning. It is not like the normal saliva we see, but greyish white ball like. However, as the day progresses, he coughs up phelgm which is sticky but not like the one in the morning. What can be the cause? Please suggest medications. This has been going in for 3 months and he has no fever and also not on any medication. Does the Air Conditioner at night affect him? But this has happened only recently. There are also black particles in his phelgm.
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This can be due to sinusitis. If diabetic, chances of fungal sinusitis increases. Follow up with details history, medical comorbities if any.
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May be ac is one reason. he might have a cold allergy. Do call once for a proper examination medication
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These may be signs of chronic rhinosinusitis or some time atrophic rhinitis. He will require proper evaluation to arrive at diagnosis.
I will suggest you to see a nearby ENT.. If not possible please consider online consultation.
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Kindly consult offline to rule out lung issues
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Dr. Gladson Guddappa Uchil
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
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Bangalore
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Tap on my name to get to my profile page. At the bottom, you will get a link to consult me online via a Video call. Let me speak to your father. It will give me valuable visual inputs to help diagnose his problem.
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Dr. Prashanth Peddi
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Hyderabad
Most of the time
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