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I'm 56 yr old and a smoker but have cut smoking down to 4 per day. i've had a cough for 3 weeks now. i have no fever and feel 100%. i cough only a few times a day but have this constant block in my chest. ?

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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

See doctor: Any cough lasting longer than two weeks warrants evaluation by a doctor, preferably a pulmonologist. Wish you good health!

Answered 4/14/2020

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A member asked:

I'm 56 yr old and a smoker but have cut smoking down to 4 per day. i've had a cough for 3 weeks now. i have no fever and feel 100%. i cough only a few times a day but have this constant block in my chest. ?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

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