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For 4 days i have had a dry cough with a heavy feeling in my chest and a constant need to cough feels like my chest is full of mucus. normal breathing?

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Dr. Donald Colantino answered

Dry cough: This may be a viral upper respiratory tract infection involving the trachea(windpipe). If your home is too dry, get a humidifier, drink liquids, and try an expectorant cough syrup to try to loosen secretions. See a physician if symptoms persist, or if fever, breathlessness,chest pain, wheezing develop.

Answered 11/29/2015

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A member asked:

For 4 days i have had a dry cough with a heavy feeling in my chest and a constant need to cough feels like my chest is full of mucus. normal breathing?

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Dr. Donald Colantino answered

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