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Cough for 3 months now,doc has given me azithromycin, promethazine, benzonotate,. currently taking amoxycilin& albuterolinhaler,still coughing@night?

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Dr. Richard Zimon answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

You are on maximum: treatment!!!! It sounds like you may have "asthmatic bronchitis" a nasty, prolonged condition which is very difficult to treat. BE PATIENT and take the prescribed medications religiously!!! If this persists beyond two weeks you should see a Pulmonologist for a workup which may involve Pulmonary Function testing and a Chest X ray! Hope this helps DR Z

Answered 2/24/2020

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Cough: Many possible causes of persistent cough. Have you had a chest X-ray yet? Probably should. Pulmonary function testing is also appropriate. You should also consider a cardiac (heart) evaluation if none of the pulmonary (lung) treatments seem to help.

Answered 1/4/2019

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Dr. Julie Abbott answered

Specializes in Preventive Medicine

? reflux: Often an under recognized cause of cough is GERD: gastroesophageal reflux disease. Stomach contents reflux up the esophagus and can irritate the throat, stimulating cough. OTC Pepcid works for this. Most often, a prolonged cough is multifactorial so the inhaler may be helping. Other strategies that often work are saline nasal washes, and steroid nasal spray. Consider seeing a Cough specialist!

Answered 9/28/2016

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