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What to do if i'm having difficulty breathing after i cough?
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Many possibilities: But asthma would be number 1 on my list.
Answered 10/15/2017
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Bronchodilator: That's a typical asthma symptom. If you don't have previously diagnosed asthma, see your doctor and ask for spirometry with and without a bronchodilator and with methacholine challenge if otherwise normal.
Answered 10/15/2017
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