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If i have an occasional dry cough and a tickle in my throat and it gets better with cough drops, could it be a lung problem? could it be allergies?

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Dr. Stuart Hickerson answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Tickle: The symptoms you describe seem unlikely to be from your lower respiratory tract. However, irritation to your throat or pharynx likely explains these symptoms. Likely virus or allergy.

Answered 12/7/2018

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A member asked:

If i have an occasional dry cough and a tickle in my throat and it gets better with cough drops, could it be a lung problem? could it be allergies?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Stuart Hickerson answered

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