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What to do if i'm having difficulty breathing after i cough?

3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Many possibilities: But asthma would be number 1 on my list.

Dr Paudel and another doctor agreed

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.

Dr Mompoint agreed

Answered 10/15/2017

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