I'm a 50-year-old mom of two and I've been struggling with this unbearable coughing. It's like I can't stop until I cough up the phlegm, which is really painful. My doctor gave me some medicine and suggested using a nebulizer, but honestly, I'm not satisfied and just want to understand what's really wrong. Can you help me figure out what might be causing this?

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Dr Shubham Chauhan

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take tablet Azithromycin for 5 days ,once a day . take syrup ascoril twice a day for 5 days

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