Son can't stop coughing

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Asked for Male, 9 Years

My son has had a constant cough, one that is heightened immensely by physical activity. While I'm not a doctor I do NOT believe this is asthma. I, myself, have dealt with asthma for 42 years & know what it sounds like and what it feels like when you're having an asthma attack. Son is also not complaining of being out of breath, it's literally a cough that will not subside. Also, to test the asthma theory I've given him puffs of my inhaler & nothing...still coughs

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Dr. Ashish Patel Internal Medicine 9 yrs exp Surat · Accepted Answer

Dr. Ashish Patel

Internal Medicine 9 yrs exp Surat

Pt with cough varient asthama can have similar complain.. He needs investigation to find out exact cause of cough which include x ray, sputum examination and blood investigation.

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