<s>[INST] hello doctor, my name is cindy 36 yrs old,,50 kgs. about 5 height..,ive been coughing for 3 weeks now,,difficult breathing,,and recently hard to swallow,,throat is not painful nor swollen but my epiglottis seem to be sticking out and i can feel it when i swallow,,could i be allergic to something? please help..thank u in advance,, [/INST] Hi, This can be due to allergy or also due to upper respiratory tract infection. Since no fever or pain during swallowing the chance of allergy is more. For now, you should do regular salt water gargle three times a day along with steam inhalation twice daily. Take anti histamine Chat Doctor. If symptoms does not improve in a couple of days then get examined from your doctor once. Hope this information helps you. Feel free to ask if any further queries and I will be glad to answer them. Regards </s>