I'm really worried because I've been dealing with a persistent cough for years now, and it just never seems to go away. It's there all day and night, and it's really starting to affect my breathingsometimes I feel so short of breath it's scary. What could be causing this, and what can I do to finally get some relief?

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Dr Kareemulla Shaik

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take one course of antibiotics tablet amoxyclav twice a day for 5 days.drink hot water

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I'm trying to understand the readings on my oximeter. Sometimes, within 5 seconds, it shows a reading of 97 or 98, but other times it takes 15 or 20 seconds to give a reading. Also, it occasionally shows a very low value like 90 at first and then jumps to 96 or 97 after a few seconds. On the flip side, it might start at 98 and then go down. I'm seeing a range from 90 to 98. Is this kind of fluctuation normal? Which reading should I actually consider? Would appreciate any insight into this!

while you use pulse oximeter, record for few minutes and then consider the value which is recorded after 1 min

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do chest x ray

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