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Persistent cough will not go away, i do have allergies also, cough is not severe but continuous. how to stop cough?

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Dr. Timothy Beck answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Maybe asthma: The #1 symptoms of asthma is chronic cough. You may need a test to determine whether you have asthma or not. Antihistamine should stop the cough if it is only allergies.

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Answered 3/14/2016

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