A 27-year-old female asked:
if my chronic cough subsides completely with inhaled asthma med, does it rule out other causes? or does sinus cough and gerd react to salmeterol too?
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Dr. Eric Chevlen answered
47 years experience Medical Oncology
Likely: A cough which responds COMPLETELY to inhaled asthma medicine is UNLIKELY to be due to other causes, but only a personal evaluation can tell you about YOUR health with CERTAINTY.
Answered on Sep 28, 2016
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