Cause of lvf. Correct treatment except mucinac. Improvement depends upon cause. Cannt comment on life span.

Kindly get ECHO done.You might be having CHF.Kindly mention your age,xray report and ECHO report for proper quidance/Take opinion of cardiologist

For dry cough.Take syrup Alex-D.(1 tsp thrice daily)
-Productive cough:it brings up mucus from behind the throat or lungs.Use syrup Alex.
-Get chest xray done if cough lasts for more than a week and consult doctor immediately.
take tablet mucinac twice daily with water to liquify ur mucus in cough

Get your chest X-ray done first...u might be having infection in lungs...till then take tablet mucinac twice daily with lukewarm water...
U can take syp Alex -d 2tsp twice daily ...
Do warm saline gargles daily 2 times ...in morning and night...
Whether u require any antibiotics or not depends on your chest X-ray report and throat examination...

There are several things you can do to prevent a cold. they are all easy.
-Always wash your hands after coughing or sneezing into your hands, blowing your nose, after touching someone who is sick, or when using public restrooms or telephones.
-Cover your mouth and nose when you sneeze or cough.
-Get plenty of rest/sleep.staying at home will keep you from spreading germs.Avoid people who have a cold or cold symptoms.
-Drink plenty of fluids(veg/tomato soups,dal water/coconut water...more

First and foremost both inhaled medication will have very much reduced efficacy if you are current smoker. So stop it.
You can take foracort 400. If bringing sputum can try tab mucinac 600 thrice daily with half glass of water.

Mucinac is not reccommended for asthma. Get spirometry to confirm asthma. Try budamate 200 2 puff/twice/day with spacer.

There are several things you can do to prevent a cold—they are all easy and inexpensive and worth the effort.
Wash your hands often-with soap and warm water.The germs stick to the soap and get washed down the drain. Always wash your hands after coughing or sneezing into your hands, blowing your nose, after touching someone who is sick, or when using public restrooms or telephones.
Cover Your Mouth and Nose When You Sneeze or Cough- Clean your hands every time you cough or sneeze.
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Take lukewarm water throughout the day
U can take tablet montair lc once daily if its a chronic condition...
Tablet mucinac taken twice daily with water will thin out the mucus and help in its extraction from lungs..
Drink plenty of water ..soups throughout the day

dear,first of all stop smoking altogether..your lungs are already choked and it can't bear smoke anymore
-drink plenty of fluids..it'll help mucus to come out while coughing
-u can take tablet mucinac twice daily with water to get the mucus thinned out and cough it out easily
-Most important: get the chest x-ray done at the earliest to rule out any serious infection of the lungs like pneumonia or tb coz antibiotic treatment can be started only after knowing the type of infection
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