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HomeHealth QueryPulmonology/ Respiratory MedicineI'm really concerned about my mom. She's been coug...
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  • 63 Years
  • 29/01/2025

I'm really concerned about my mom. She's been coughing for about 45 months now. We've seen both general and ENT doctors, and they've done a chest, nose, and throat X-ray, but everything looked normal. The doctors just keep prescribing antibiotics and allergy meds. They help for a bit while she's on them, but as soon as she stops, the coughing starts up again. What else can we do or look into to figure out what's going on?

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Dr. Dr Anshul Maheshwari

Dr Anshul Maheshwari

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  • MBBS
  • 5+ Yrs
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she might be allergic to some agent, kindly search for it and avoid it as much as possible

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