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A member asked:

My friend has a persistent, reoccurring dry cough and coughing medicine only makes it worse, her nose is blocked, chemist options?

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Hard to say: Recurrent dry cough is a non-specific symptom. Many cough meds increase the thickness of mucus secretions which can make things worse. There is a variant of mild asthma called cough variant asthma that would improve with asthma meds but may worsen with cough meds. Exam & review of history is required to sort this out.

Dr Kuitems and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 6/16/2019

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