Cure For Bronchitis
Health Encyclopedia: Chronic Bronchitis
Bronchitis - chronic
Treatment
There is no cure for chronic bronchitis. The goal of treatment is to relieve symptoms and prevent complications. It is crucial to quit smoking to prevent chronic bronchitis from getting worse. Any other respiratory irritants should be avoided.
Inhaled medications that dilate (widen) the airways and decrease inflammation may help reduce symptoms such as wheezing.
Antibiotics may be prescribed for infections as needed.
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Expert & Community Posts
To Decide or Not To Decide
By Leah , Health ExpertA bad bout of bronchitis. That's the doctor's diagnosis of the illness with which I was plagued... Read more »
Allergies, Colds, Bronchitis? It's Not So Easy to Tell the Difference
By Sloane Miller , Health Expert...are a fever, aches and colored mucus." Allergy or Bronchitis?The column was prescient for me as... Read more »
Health Guide
Acute bronchitis
Bronchitis - acute Prevention Good handwashing is one of the best ways to avoid exposure to viruses and other respiratory infections. Since flu viruses... Read more »Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease: Diseases with Similar Symptoms
Diseases with Similar SymptomsSeveraldiseases have similar symptoms --and may accompany COLD.Acute BronchitisAcute bronchitis is usually caused by a virus, and in most cases does not require... Read more »Acute bronchitis
Acute bronchitis isinflammation of the main airways to the lungs called the bronchi. It is usually caused by an infection. Symptomsof acute bronchitis may last several weeks. See... Read more »Pneumonia: Diagnosis
...persistent coughing are asthma, postnasal drip, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and chronic bronchitis. Other obvious common causes of chronic cough include heavy smoking or the use of... Read more »Acute bronchitis
Bronchitis - acute Symptoms Cough Stays steady or gets increasingly worse for 10 days to 2 weeks Worse at night ... Read more »Images
Medications
...lungs. It is used in the treatment of asthma, chronic bronchitis, and emphysema. How To Use... Read more »
...asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchitis and emphysema). Controlling these... Read more »
...breathing. It is used in the treatment of asthma, chronic bronchitis, and emphysema. The inhaler... Read more »
...ongoing lung disease (e.g., asthma, emphysema, chronic bronchitis). Theophylline belongs to a... Read more »
...flu, or other breathing illnesses (e.g., sinusitis, bronchitis). Dextromethorphan is a cough... Read more »
Related News
Vaccine for Healthy Preemies
July 12, 2006AUGUSTA, Ga. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- It's a virus that causes epidemics of bronchitis and pneumonia in babies worldwide. Respiratory syncytial... Read summary »
New COPD med available
August 07, 2009Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have a new medication available. Brovana is a twice-daily med that should be used in a... Read summary »
Researchers think snoring may cause bronchitis
October 03, 2008A 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 summary »
FDA approves generic VoSpire
August 07, 2009The Food and Drug Administration has approved a generic version of the bronchodilator VoSpire ER. VoSpire is approved for the treatment of... Read summary »
Childhood lung disease ups mortality risk in adulthood
October 03, 2008Adults who suffered from lung diseases such as bronchitis, asthma, and pneumonia as children are at increased risk of illness and death later in... Read summary »
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