Make an appointment with your health-care provider if a mild cough gets worse after a week or if you have a cough that produces thick, bloody, foul-smelling or green-colored phlegm. You should call your doctor if:
Your breathing becomes difficult or painful
You notice new wheezing or have worsening asthma symptoms
You have a high fever that does not come down after taking a fever-relieving medication, such as aspirin
If a...
A new study has found that people who snore nightly are 68 percent more likely to develop chronic bronchitis than people who don't snore. Researchers... Read more »
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Bronchitis is inflammation of the main air passages to the lungs. Bronchitis may be short-lived (acute) or chronic, meaning that it lasts a long time... Read more »
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Bronchitis - chronic Prevention Early recognition and treatment may prevent the progression of the disease in people who also stop... Read more »
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Chronic bronchitis is an inflammation of the main airways in the lungs that continues for a long period or keeps coming back. Alternative Names ... Read more »
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Bronchitis - chronic Treatment There is no cure for chronic bronchitis. The goal of treatment is to relieve symptoms and prevent... Read more »