Dry cough at unknown intervals at night.

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Asked for Female, 17 Years

Very often at night times...im getting a sudden irritation in my throat. Following it..violent coughing takes place continuosly for one to two mins. I m having slight asthma as well as cold allergy...are thes symptoms related to these features..or ther migh b some other causes for it?

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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

Spontaneous violent dry cough can occur because of various reasons such as allergic airway disease, reflux laryngopharyngitis which is type of acidity related disorder, post nasal discharge syndrome etc. Treatment depends on identifying cause for your problem

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