Question 1

productive cough for two months?

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Cough: Cough has many reasons allergy bronchitis but also sign of more serious conditions especially if you are or we're a smoker. See  physician.

Question 2

non productive cough when nervous. how to supress?

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Your doctor can help: Safe, and usually low dose, use of serotonin-active antidepressants, or possibly the medication Buspirone can be very helpful for this problem.  It might be a form of obsessive compulsive disorder, however, which may require more in-depth treatment.

Question 3

if i have a non-productive cough, what could it be?

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Possibilities....: There are many possible causes of a non-productive cough including throat irritation, bronchospasm, medication side effect, post-nasal drip, GERD, etc. In turn, there are many conditions that can cause bronchospasm like asthma, COPD, CHF, etc. Treatment depends on the diagnosis so see your doctor so that your cough can be diagnosed and treated.

Question 4

what are the causes of persistant productive cough?!

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Multiple causes: Get a comprehensive physical examination, blood testsfor infection and a chest xray.

Question 5

why have i had a productive cough for a week and a half?

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Bronchitis: You could have ac bronchitis, you may need antibiotics and bronchodilators.

Question 6

what is the definition or description of: productive cough?

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Productive cough =: cough  which brings up  phlegm /sputum.

Question 7

what is the best medicine for  2 days of productive cough ?

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See a doctor: This could be anything from bronchitis, a viral pneumonia, or a bacterial pneumonia, or any other pulmonary process; there are also many questions to be asked, such as presence of fever, pain with breathing, other symptoms.  It is impossible to determine with this limited information.  See a doctor for evaluation.

Question 8

can you tell me about non-productive cough. what could it be?

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Causes of Cough.: Most common causes of cough include asthma, upper airway cough syndrome (post-nasal drip), reflux, chronic bronchitis (typically in smokers), medications (such as lisinopril). Your doctor should discuss your symptoms in detail to determine which of theses may be contributing to your cough. You may need pulmonary function test if asthma is a possible cause based on your symptoms.

Question 9

i've got terrible non-productive cough. any known remedies that really work?

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Find the cause: There are varied causes of nonproductive cough. Most common is allergic rhinitis, but not far behind is an undiagnosed asthma or reactive airways. Then there is gerd, and there is even a parasite that can cause it (called in perpetual copulation state, lol) found in the upper airway, but rare. Treating the cause is the best. Use of cough suppressant is resorted to for comfort. So go to your md.

Question 10

non productive cough an hour after waking that has been going on for atleast a month and will sometimes hapoen at night too.why?

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See a doctor: This can be from a wide variety of conditions, including post-nasal drip, acid reflux, and so on .  You need to be seen to be diagnosed.  Good luck.

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