Throat inching and coughing

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My mother law complains itching in throat followed by dry cough and due to cough reflex she is unable to breathe and gets chest pain she feels something stuck in throat and nothing coming out. This episode is very common when she gets cold. I have shown to pulmonologist and PFT test was done and shows no complications in lungs Please let me know if I have to have this examined from an ENT specialist..

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Dr. Keshav Gupta ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist 11 yrs exp Ghaziabad Consult Now · Accepted Answer

Dr. Keshav Gupta

ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist 11 yrs exp Ghaziabad

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Yes, it can be an issue related to sinuses (ENT)

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