My wife's been dealing with a dry cough for over two months now. We did an X-ray and some blood tests, and the doctor thinks it's an allergy. She's already been through three courses of tablets, but there's still no improvement. What do you think we should do next? Do you have any suggestions?

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Dr Shubham Chauhan

General Practitioner

MBBS
4+ Yrs

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Patient is advised sputum for AFB and culture and sensitivity tests. Allso atab doxycycline 100 mg twice daily for 7 days, syp salbutomol 10 ml thrice daily ,tb levocetrizine 10 mg bedtime pulmonologist opinion .

Answered 04/07/2025

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Consider consulting an allergist or an ear, nose, and throat (ENT) specialist who can help diagnose and manage your allergic rhinitis; they may recommend allergy testing, immunotherapy, or targeted treatments such as nasal corticosteroids or antihistamines; in India, you can search for specialists at hospitals like Apollo and you can cosnult online also via ask appolo

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