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Cough, made worse by secondhand smoke
Cough, made worse by secondhand smoke
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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A 26-year old asked:
My cough that I've had for 3 weeks has gotton worse I don't smoke im in massachusetts and I've tried all kinds of cough medicines what's to do next?
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A 47-year old female asked:
I am 47. Never have smoked. I have had a persistent cough that some days is worse than others for the past 5-6 weeks. I have noticed a metallic/bloody taste after i cough a hard cough though. I don't take any medications for anything. Just take my normal
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A 38-year old female asked about a female:
My daughter is experiencing cough that gets worse with lying flat, night time, that is unaffected by exposure to secondhand smoke, and with phlegm or mucus, that is chronic, and without blood in phlegm, without barky, hoarse, or hacking sound, without no
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A 28-year old female asked:
My husband is 43 he has had an on and off cough for months he has smoked for 25 years the cough is worse when laying. I'm concerned he has lung cancer?
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A male asked:
I have had a dry wheezing cough for 5 weeks...worse when I lay down to sleep...have albuterol and now prednisone, no help..never have smoked..now what?
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A 59-year old male asked:
Can smokin feces contaminated meth kill you? I smoked some meth in jail that had been up somebodies ass, i didn't know, now a week later im having ashma attacks and it hurts to breath my cough is gettin worse, and i feel like im gonna faint, is this dead
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A 30-year old male asked:
None productive cough 7week, no worse at night than day,smoke 1 day a week,chest xray all clear,some sneezing and heartburn age 30 scared lung cancer!
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A 21-year old female asked:
I have been experiencing excess mucus (clear, white, or yellow) in throat for over a year. Worse in mornings and after drinking pop/juice. Wet cough, no tightness in chest, I drink the proper amount of water, I dont smoke?
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A 18-year old male asked:
I have had a sore throat for a week now along with a cough it gets worse when i smoke and i coughed up green mucus. sinus infection or throatt cancer?
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A 19-year old male asked:
Should I smoke weed when I have a cough?
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A 43-year old male asked:
Why does cough from bronchitis get worse at night?
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A 41-year old asked:
How likely is it that cough drops can make your symptoms worse?
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A 33-year old asked:
What to do about a chronic cough that was better but getting worse?
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A 47-year old asked:
Does a cough with bronchitis get a lot worse before it gets better?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Left lower CP no sob or cough present for the past 24 hrs now getting worse?
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A 39-year old asked:
Why do I have this real bad smokers cough at night even though i don't smoke?
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A 29-year old female asked about a male:
3year old has a cough which seems worse at night time, he has had a high temperature ?
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A 32-year old female asked:
The cough and the itching comes and goes. During the day it gets better and worse at night?
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A 20-year old male asked:
Why do I have a constant uncontrolable cough? I do smoke about a pack a day and i'm only 20.
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A 20-year old male asked:
What happen if u eat icecream and have cold drinks during cold and cough? make it even worse?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Had a cough for the weeks getting progressively worse. Sounds like a seal what should I do about it?
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A 44-year old asked:
I've smoked weed since i was 14 and i started to cough more than normal im still doing it now is it normal?
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A 24-year old male asked:
I've had a chesty cough for over a week now I do smoke however this has never happened before any advice please?
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A 42-year old female asked:
I have common cold, cough is more serious when lying down for some minutes. Worse symptoms in the evening hours. Why?
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A 21-year old female asked:
I was diagnosed with bronchitis 10 days ago. I feel better now but my cough is still present. I've been around people who smoke lately. Worried.
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A 23-year old female asked:
I have a bad pain in my lower left side, it's painful particularly when i cough. Its gradually been getting worse since this morning. Should i worry?
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A 19-year old male asked:
Why do I cough after masturbating. I don't smoke but was sick for a few days over a week ago. After ejactuculation I cough for a few minutes then I feel fine?
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A 39-year old asked:
Why does my cough get much worse when I lay down?
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A 28-year old asked:
Why does my cough get worse at night or first in the morning?
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A 36-year old asked:
What causes people to cough when they smoke for the first time?
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