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I am a smoker for about 3 years. i had a cold recently and the symptoms subsided about 2 weeks ago. i still have a dry cough. is this normal?
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Yes: Many people have coughs after an infection for 4 weeks whether they area smoker or not. Smokers have longer prolonged healing times for hire lungs too. If it persists past 4 week I would see an MD or if you have blood that you cough up or are short of breath or have recurrent fevers or night sweats , go now to see an MD.
Answered 1/8/2015
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