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My husband has a really bad cough an has congestion an it gets worse at night what can i do?

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Dr. Michael Finkelstein answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Its hard: to diagnose a cough on line he really should see a doctor and have his chest listened to.

Answered 9/28/2016

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