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Dry cough for 3 years, gp did a blood test, was fine, lungs were clear. cough still persists. blood infection level was 0.3. lung tumour? get x ray?
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Cough: Great question. Could be acid reflux or cough asthma. Get a breathing tests with a lung doctor and a chest xray. If both are normal, then its silent acid reflux or LPR
Answered 9/20/2014
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