I have asthma, and breathing through the nose is hard. Do I need to use a nebulizer?

Hi,

Welcome to icliniq.com. Thank you for writing, and I understand your concern. Yes, in such a case, you can use a nebulizer. You can use a nebulizer with Symbicort. It will help you more, and I can see according to your symptoms, it seems that you have got a common infection as well. So you have to start antibiotics as well. Can you please tell me: Are you taking any other medicine apart from the inhaler? Are you allergic to any antibiotics? The probable cause is allergies. The investigations to be done are CBC (complete blood count) with ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation rate), chest X-ray. The differential diagnosis is respiratory infection. The probable diagnosis is asthma. The treatment plan include Tablet Cetirizine 10 mg once a day after meal. Tablet Paracetamol 500 mg once after meal (if you have fever) for five days. The preventive measure is to drink more fluids, avoid dust and polluted areas.

Hi,

Welcome back to icliniq.com. Thank you for the quick reply. No, you do not have to go to any lab for a test. I just asked because some people might be allergic to antibiotics. So I would suggest you take: Take tablet Augmentin 625 mg three times a day after meal for five days. And continue Cetirizine and Paracetamol as I prescribed above. Apart from that, continue your Vitamin C and inhaler as well. Please let me know after five days. If it continues, then we will go for further treatment. If anything else, you can message me any time. And I would suggest you stay away from dust and pollens because asthma is triggered by allergies only, so if you avoid them, then you will have fewer symptoms. While cleaning houses and beds, use a mask because there is a lot of dust that triggers asthma. Use fresh bed sheets. If anything, let me know. Thank you.