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formaldehyde fumes

We believe we have ingested Formaldehyde fumes and have had a cough for 5 months with slight white yellowish flem, what meds can be prescribed to clear this up?
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242516 tn?1368223905
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Inhaling formaldehyde is not a common cause of chronic cough with yellow productive sputum.  Your doctor has to listen to your chest, get a chest xray, and possibly spirometry and even CT scan.
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did you see a physician after you ingested these fumes? what did he or she say?
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