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A member asked:

Cough for three months. started after bronchitis (got that treated). on singulair (montelukast) zyrtec and albuterol but it's still super bad. how to rid this?

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Dr. John Chiu answered

See doctor: You need to make sure that you don't have something more chronic like asthma, sinusitis etc. Perhaps a chest x-ray and/or lung function test may be in order. Check with your doctor.

Dr A Freisleben-Cook and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 11/14/2014

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