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I have a wiered cough and its anoying my family why am i coughing/hacking so badly at the age of 13?

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Cough tic : One possibility, suggested by your statement that it irritates your family, is a cough tic. If you have had a sore throat in the past few months and you now have this tic you may be having a reaction to antibodies formed from a strep infection . Ask your doctor to consider PANDAS.

Answered 7/29/2017

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Dr. Amrita Dosanjh answered

Specializes in Pediatric Allergy and Asthma

Mgt.: I would suggest seeing your PCP since cough may be caused by a number of conditions. I would suggest an evaluation for chronic cough if it persists for more than 3 to 4 weeks.

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