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Coughing still
08/05/09

Is an allergy causing my dry tickly cough?

I have had a dry tickly cough for over 3 years and have had a chest Xray which is clear. My GP says I have asthma but I do not wheeze or get out of breath and cough when I take inhalers. I have an intermittent tickle in my throat which causes me to cough. We have excluded reflex and nasal drip. I…

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