Anonymous
3 years
Coughing more than 3 days
It’s been 5 days for my uncle coughing non-stop, for which we’ve been trying to treat him using Azithromycin but there haven’t been much improvement only fever was there but it come and goes and he coughs pretty hard sometimes too.
Shall we stop Azithromycin and replace it with Doxicycline ? Will it be alright and safe ?
Age is 52
Male
Tested negative on 1st day in RT-PCR
But symptoms are there, we continued dose O2 is 95-97 Fluctuates in between, his temperature ranges from 98.7 (morning) till 99.7 (evening).
3 years
Greetings!
I understand your worry since you are suffering from chronic cough. This symptom can be caused by other health problems such as:
- Other bacterial or viral infection
- Tonsillitis
- Acute bronchitis
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- Asthma
- Allergic Rhinitis
- Pneumonia
- Tuberculosis
- COPD
It is wise to get examine first on what is the cause of your uncle’s coughing. Giving antibiotics without knowing the cause of the problem would futile. For your information, there are different antibiotics that are specific for certain bacteria and if your uncle’s condition is due to virus or something else, antibiotic won’t cure the problem. That is why it I encouraged for your uncle to visit the clinic and get the right treatment.
You can easily get ear, nose & throat problems, but don’t let it get to you.
In order for us to provide you with an accurate choice of treatment and management, we need additional details to explore further into your current complaints. Therefore, we greatly suggest that you refer this to your nearest medical doctor. If you have any more enquiries, you can click on the link (DoctorOnCall) and speak to our doctors in private and get the consultation you need on the phone. Thank you.
Discuss your symptoms with an ear, nose and throat(ENT) specialist for their expert advice.
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