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4 Reasons Why Ask DoctorBase is the Most Efficient Way to SEO and Establish Your Brand Online

  1. Ask DoctorBase is a free service for patients on the DoctorBase platform - currently servicing over 6 million American patients of record.
  2. All answers submitted by healthcare professionals (you) are for entertainment purposes only and do not constitute doctor-patient relationships. All patients must agree to this before using Ask DoctorBase.
  3. Our software and our Marketing Engineering staff review each answer and optimize your answers for keywords valuable to your specialty. It is a well kept secret that doctors (you) - not SEO consultants - are the ones who have the most valuable content prized by search engines. Ask DoctorBase "unlocks and optimizes" your content in the most efficient manner possible with today's technology.
  4. Finally, the doctor who provides the most popular answer - "the Featured Answer," gets an added benefit by allowing patients to write rave reviews about your expertise - reviews that are submitted to both Google and Google Local through our Preferred Data Provider relationship.

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Molly Maloof, MD

Director of Clinical Content
@DoctorBase

Coughing

I just got over being sick but I've been coughing for about 3-4 weeks now. There's alot of mucus and it hurts sometimes when I cough sometimes my sides hurt and I can feel like I'm shirt on breath too.
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  • Male | 24 years old
  • Complaint duration: 30 days
  • Ethnicity: Caucasian / White
  • Medications: None
  • Conditions: Heart murmur

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While it may simply be a post-viral cough that will resolve on it's own, I think you need to have your lungs listened to by your doctor ASAP. You may have walking pneumonia (Mycoplasma), pertussis, or wheezing.

In the meantime, I agree with the recommendation of honey for the cough. You can also try elderberry syrup.
A persistent cough is common after a respiratory infection. As frustrating as it is, it usually goes away on its own. Cough medications are sadly of very little help. A spoonful of honey seems to be as effective as any.

A persistent cough can also be a sign of asthma. If you have allergies and/or think you might have asthma, I'd talk to your doctor. Inhalers might help as well.

Best of luck!