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I am a smoker and for this year i felt this cough and phlegm has never left me. i always have it and the tightness in chest happens 1 or 2 times a month then i take my husband's pump seraflo and it helps the tightness. when i breath in its raspy?

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Dr. Amrita Dosanjh answered

Specializes in Pediatric Allergy and Asthma

Avoid smoke: You may have a condition called COPD, and a pulmonary function test with Albuterol treatment to gauge the difference in airflow wit the medication is recommended. A chest image , sputum cytology and culture may also be ordered by your PCP. In the meantime, continue to treat your cough and follow up with your PCP.

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Answered 10/10/2019

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A member asked:

I am a smoker and for this year i felt this cough and phlegm has never left me. i always have it and the tightness in chest happens 1 or 2 times a month then i take my husband's pump seraflo and it helps the tightness. when i breath in its raspy?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Amrita Dosanjh answered

Dr Kuitems and another doctor agreed

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