Patient's question:
Since this spring, I have been experiencing severe day and night coughing. It was lighter in the summer, but it has worsened now that it's getting colder. I have been tested for Immunoglobulin E (IgE) 584 and taking medication; including Dengtaiye Granules and Montelukast Tablets, but the effect has not been ideal.Doctor's answer:
Your condition may be a wind-cold cough, caused by exposure to wind-cold. This pattern is characterized by frequent coughing, thin white sputum, clear nasal discharge, pale pink tongue with thin white coating, heavy coughing sound, headache, body fever, and even shortness of breath in severe cases. It can be treated with San Yao Tang plus herbs that lower Qi and resolve phlegm.