Dry barking cough with metal taste

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Asked for Male, 29 Years

I am having dry barking cough since yesterday. I have no other symptoms like fever, running nose, body pain or chest pain. I am having a bit of metal taste whenever I cough. Today, while brushing my teeth, I saw a little bit of blood in saliva while coughing. This only happened once and I tried once again, but no blood. I have no history of any other diseases. What could be the reason? What should I do?

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Dr. Vinay S Bhat ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist 15 yrs exp Bangalore · Accepted Answer

Dr. Vinay S Bhat

ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist 15 yrs exp Bangalore

You seem to be suffering from viral upper respiratory tract infection which is a common type of throat infection in this season. Usually treatment is symptomatic with cough syrups, steam inhalation etc. Usually recovery occurs in three to five days

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