Question
When I started coughing, I thought it was just a cold and took cold medicine. After two days, it didn’t get better, so I bought cough syrup and took it for three days, but there was still no improvement. It’s fine during the day, but at night, the coughing is so severe that I can’t sleep. Finally, I couldn’t bear it anymore, and I went to the community hospital to see a doctor. The cough caused by the cold didn’t improve with medicine or injections. What should I do?
Answer
In such cases, if your cough is caused by a cold, it’s best to go to the hospital for a comprehensive check-up. Determine the actual cause of the cough and identify which pathogen is responsible. A bacterial sensitivity test should be conducted before deciding whether to use antibiotics. Frequent coughing may be related to allergies. Therefore, you must consider all possible factors when combining medications. Simply using antibiotics is not beneficial to your body.