Bronchitis include a cough that produces mucus (sometimes called sputum), trouble breathing and a feeling of tightness in your chest. Acute bronchitis is most often caused by one of a number of viruses that can infect the respiratory tract and attack the bronchial tubes. Even one puff on a cigarette is enough to cause temporary paralysis of the tiny hair like structures in your lungs, called...

People who smoke, or live with smokers, often cough a great deal. It's usually referred to as smokers cough, but in over 80% of all cases, it's COPD. To just take some over-the-counter cough medicine, or 'live with it' is endangering who whole life. COPD? COPD stands for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and is usually a combination of two similar maladies, i.e. chronic bronchitis and...

This type of bronchitis, the acute form usually starts about five days after you have had an respiratory infection. If you have had a flu or cold, about five days after, you will experience bronchitis symptoms. The most common symptoms for acute bronchitis are cough, fever tiredness. Cough is the most common of all the bronchitis symptoms. It can be dry the first time, because it doesn' t...

For most individuals, coughing and colds are just a part of growing up and being human. Yet, if the cold persists for a week or more, it's time to see the doctor because it could actually be bronchitis. What is bronchitis then? It is a respiratory disease where the bronchial tubes become swollen, irritated and inflamed. Pain often accompanies this common health problem. It is a pain to have...