I've been smoking for about 5 years, and I stopped almost 2 months ago. But I've noticed I'm still coughing. The cough is white in color, and there's no other kind of cough. What could be going on? Can you suggest something that might help?

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Dr Dhankecha Dineshbhai

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6+ Yrs

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take syrup ascoril twice a day for 5 days

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I'm feeling really concerned because I had COVID over 8 months ago, and it was pretty severe with CORAD 5 and pneumonia. Since then, I just haven't felt like myself. I have this ongoing pain in my chest, mostly on the left side, and now my eyesight seems to be getting blurry too. I did an ECG and echo back in October, and they looked fine, and I had a chest X-ray in December and another ECG in January, which were also normal. I'm really at a loss about what to do next. Which type of doctor should I see, and is there a chance I'll ever feel like I did before COVID without all these issues?

consult a pulmonologist

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I'm really worried because I had an allergic bronchitis attack about 5 years ago, and now it feels like the same thing happened again last night. My breathing airways got blocked, and I had this wheezing sound coming from my chest the whole time. I couldn't sleep at all. The last time this happened, I used an Albuterol inhaler to get through it. Should I stick with that again, or is there something else I should do?

yes

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I'm really worried about my constant coughing and breathlessness, especially when the seasons change. It gets so bad that walking even a short distance is tough for me. Could this be something serious, and what should I do about it?

start asthalin inhaler in such seasons

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