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Chronic coughing for over 8 months

Chronic coughing with post nasal drip for over 8 months. X rays show bronchitis. Has been on foracort 400 much for a few months and gradually stopped it in 15 days. Coughing started again after that. Has been on multiple allergy related medicines. Patient stays at home most of the time and cause of allergy is unclear. Has consulted ENT specialist and Pulmonologist so far to no benefit. Coughing starts immediately on stopping the medicine.  What to do?

Persistent right sid throat and ear pain

I had a severe throat infection in December which eventually improved, but I've had recurrent throat symptoms since then. For the last two months I've had persistent throat pain, predominantly on the right side, pain when swallowing, and right-sided ear pain. I also feel some swelling on the right side of my neck. I have completed azithromycin and then clarithromycin, but the pain persists.

Dizziness, pain at back of the head

I always feel a lightheadedness with pain at base of my skull which sometimes goes to back of the ears. My neck remains stiff too. I got rhinitis allergy once at 2019, my nose feels congested too. It's disturbing, i feel lack of focus in studies with this. Is this ear issue or neurological or bone? Whom should I meet ENT? or orthopaedic or neuro surgeon?

Severe ear popping

From last 2 years ,I am feeling ear popping and right nose pain , generally when contact in cold , it cause very severe pain in nose , ear fullness , pain behind ears , have consulted several ent , all of them diagnosed no abnormality in ear , ct scan pns two times , doc told ct scan relatively normal , I observed from last 2 month when ear popping and facial pain start my shoulder and biceps also hurts , I consulted with a rheumatologist he advised to test ANCA , the test is normal , but steriod gives me relief it want to know it can be due to ANCA

Stone in submandibular gland

Hello my dad has been diagnosed with stone in his submandibular gland near mouth. Doctor is suggesting for gland removal. Can it be removed by endoscopy? There is no pain but sometimes it swells and then it becomes normal again

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