Cough, cold, mild wheezing, excessive sneezing, throat congestion, occurs in cold climate. Cure?
Patient: Hi Dr., I generally suffer from cold and cough during rainy/winter season accompanied by mild wheezing and extreme sneezing . I however try to keep my self warm and also avoid cold beverages. But the wheezing seems to come back every winter and causes a lot of suffocation especially during the night and early morning. Can you please help me? Doctor: Hi, Welcome to HCM Your problem is quite common one and seasonal allergic wheezing indicates a Bronchial asthma due to naso bronchial allergy. Beside keeping warm and avoiding cold beverages you have to see a Chest Physician and a detail examination with proper history . Then a Pulmonary Function test with effect of bronchodialator will confirm the diagnosis and quick relief medicine may be given in inhalation form. Allergic status can be checked with serum IgE level an allergy testing. If you take anti allergic and bronchodialator and if required steroid in inhalation or oral form will help you a lot antibiotic if required. If particular allergy is there immunotherapy may give you long lasting relief. Once you improve you can take up yoga and Pranayam. Take care  Best of luck.