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Slight chest whistling and cough: allergy?
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It could be a mild case of asthma. Adult onset asthma following bronchitis is fairly common. Wheezing on exhale tends to indicate asthma. It comes and goes. Does it ever go away?
Assuming you have asthma, it’s probably the lowest category designated as ‘Mild Intermittent Asthma’. This can come and go depending on factors like air quality, and exposure to asthma triggers like allergens and irritants, viruses, cold dry air, etc. Adult onset asthma tends to persist. However I know a lady who came down with asthma following surgery with general anesthesia; her asthma went away after a couple of years. So time will tell. Ellis
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It could be a mild case of asthma. Adult onset asthma following bronchitis is fairly common. Wheezing on exhale tends to indicate asthma.
It comes and goes. Does it ever go away?
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Is there such a thing as an allergy which doesn’t respond to Benadryl? I had symptoms of bronchitis a few weeks ago which went away with an antibiotic. I was left with an occasional slight wheezing or whistling and a slight cough. I have clear lungs, and it feels like there is something with the bronchial area. The whistling/wheezing comes and goes, and only on a deep exhale, when I "force" it, and have a quick cough. Sometimes I don’t have it at all. I feel no obstructions, and xray shows everything clear. Benadryl didn’t do anything. Is this some asthma or what?
It could be a mild case of asthma. Adult onset asthma following bronchitis is fairly common. Wheezing on exhale tends to indicate asthma. I x-posted to alt.support.asthma Benedryl would not be used to treat asthma. Mild cases of asthma are treated with bronchodilators, like Ventolin inhalers. Moderate and Severe cases are treated with steroid inhalers and other drugs. Asthma is diagnosed using lung function tests. Lung function is measured using a spirometer, a bronchodilator like Ventolin is administered, lung function is remeasured. A 15-20% improvement tends to support the asthma diagnosis. X-rays are used to rule out TB and other lung diseases, not diagnose asthma. Ellis
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