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Running nose and sneezing

I am troubled by a runny nose and sneezing. I don’t have any other problem. This issue has been happening for the past one month. When I take medicine, it gets better, but then it comes back again. This keeps happening again and again. I have taken a lot of medicine already, including about 40 tablets of Bilastine, but it is not getting cured permanently. The problem mostly happens in the morning and evening. Please help me. I don’t have much money, so kindly recommend an affordable medicine or solution.

Throat infection

Got throat infection full pain not able to gulp my own spit as well, taking azythromycin and zedol p from one week please help doctor, I had lot of cool drinks and cool water in recent days where it started then I had cheese pizza these things

Laryngitis since 1 month

Respected Doctor, I had cold and fever by 27 Feb and voice hoarseness from 1 march. I have taken self medication like Azithromycin (3 Days OD) and Cefuroxime Axetile (2 days BD) with anti allergic and Dolo 650 from 27 Feb to 06 March. After this I got relief only in fever and cold. The prescriptions for all the treatments I underwent during 6 to 22 march are attached. I have not taken any medication since march 22. Despite undergoing all these treatments, I have not experienced any satisfactory improvement. Laryngoscopy is also done by ENT. Still My voice is hoarse, though less so than before. After speaking for a short while, my voice begins to crack and fade. Immediately upon waking up in the morning, I cant produce any sound at all, as if mucus has accumulated in my throat. My voice clears up after inhaling steam or drinking warm water. I mostly have a dry cough, sometimes wet. At times, I experience a pulling sensation or itching in either my left or right ear. Please help 🙏

Sticky throat

Hello Doctor, I have been facing a persistent issue of sticky throat, especially in the morning. When I spit after waking up, thick, yellowish, thread-like mucus comes out. Sometimes, I also notice small round food particles along with the mucus. While swallowing, my throat feels coated and sticky. My tongue is always whitish with some rashes/patches and feels heavy. Occasionally, I notice slight blood in my spit while brushing in the morning. I had last year treated H pylori , but symptoms still persist. Could this be due to throat infection, sinus issue, acidity (GERD), or something else? Is it related to my previous H. pylori infection? What could be the reason for food particles in spit and white tongue coating? Please suggest possible diagnosis, required tests, and treatment. Thank you.

Do excessive frequent coughing cause 🩸?

Hey doc, i have ocd so i did frequent intentional coughs. And got bleeding like in august,December 2025 once. Then in january and march 2026 once. Whenever I do not cough I don't get any blood. During feb 27- march 5 2026, i had a cold and cough. At that time I didn't get any blood. Is it normal to get a little streak whenever we cough hard and intentionally many times? I also have a history of smoking from 2019-2022= 3 a day 2024 aug-2026 march= 9 a day. So I was worried that maybe my smoking had caused CA.

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