Taking cough medicine due to COVID-19 in the wrong way, the man had bronchial obstruction due to a foreign body in the airway – Life Health

Before going to bed, the patient has to suck on the fruit to cure cough. When waking up, the patient feels shortness of breath, chest pain due to … foreign objects in the airway.

Information from Thai Nguyen Central Hospital (base 2) said that doctors successfully treated a patient with Covid-19 with a complicated foreign body in the airway.

Doctors fold the foreign body for the patient. Photo: Zingnews

Patient is D.TN (30 years old, residing in Dai Tu, Thai Nguyen), infected with COVID-19 on the 7th day, self-isolated and treated at home. On the evening of March 30, before going to bed, N. had a kha tu fruit in his mouth. On the morning of March 31, the patient found it difficult to breathe, had chest pain, and was taken to an emergency medical facility by his family.

After scanning, the doctors discovered that there was a foreign body in the bronchus that completely blocked the left main bronchus. Doctors performed a procedure to remove the foreign body. After 30 minutes, the foreign body was removed, the patient had less shortness of breath, less chest pain, and stable vital signs.

Doctors recommend that patients when using any drug must be careful, to avoid aspiration into the airways, which can cause lung damage and life-threatening.

Note when treating cough with khazi

Kha Tu seeds contain many precious active ingredients such as Polysaccharid, Alloyl or tannin, which have antibacterial, antiviral, cough suppressant, and respiratory tract infections.

It should only be used as a supportive treatment for the disease. Illustration

When used to coughsore throat, hoarseness can chew on the flesh of the fruit (separate the seeds), swallow the water slowly until the acrid taste is gone (can be sucked with a few small grains of salt).

Or it can be used in the form of a decoction with herbs that have the effect of eliminating cough, sputum expectorant, gas tonic… depending on the case of the disease such as: Kha Tu combined with sand, licorice when coughing with phlegm due to sore throat. ; Kha Tu combined with party ginseng and five vizies when coughing for a long time due to bipolar waste…

Note: The remedy from kha Tu seeds will give better effect if applied right away when having a cough. In case of severe cough or cough due to the influence of disease, you should only apply this folk trick as a supportive treatment method.

Doctors recommend that, if the cough does not improve, it is necessary to see a specialist for thorough treatment. Absolutely do not arbitrarily use cough medicine due to COVID-19 without the instructions and indications of a doctor to avoid possible unfortunate consequences.