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A member asked:
Hi, i've had a chesty cough for approx 6 weeks, i was given a 1 week course of antibiotics and although its a lot better its still there!
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Common cold: Difficult to know whether you really needed an antibiotic or not, but once you have had infection of the upper respiratory tract (including the trachea and bronchi) it takes time for the tissues to heal and to reconstitute all the functions which may have been impaired by the cause of the infection. Be patient, time will heal.
Answered 9/28/2016
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