Bronchitis - More Than A Cough

Bronchitis is an inflammation of the lining of bronchialbreathing and one suffers from wheezing and a bad
tubes, the airways that connect the trachea (windpipe)cough.
to the lungs. It is a pulmonary disease and isAcute bronchitis often begins with a dry and irritating
accompanied by inflammation of the bronchi of thecough which is due to the inflammation of the bronchial
lungs. This infection can be caused by some infectiontubes. Some of the other symptoms are cough which
occurring due to micro organisms which is present inbrings up mucus, headache, continuous feeling of
the air we breathe or due to cold or flu which cantiredness and fever, cold shivers, shortness of breath,
aggravate the bronchial tract and can make it verytightness at the chest and constant wheezing are to
severe.be considered as some of the signs of having
Like many other disease it can be chronic as well asbronchitis.
acute. If suffering from chronic bronchitis you would beIt usually affects people who are in constant presence
suffering from persistent cough which producesof smokers or are chain smokers themselves. The
sputum for a continuous three months. The result of anrecovery period for cold and flu take much longer time
infection caused by the microorganisms leads to thethan the other people due to this condition. Having
multiplication of the same, causing irritation of yourasthma can also trigger some episodes of bronchitis
bronchial tract. With such an attack of the bacteria thebouts with the shortness of breath, wheezing and
tubes are swollen and start producing phlegm to fightother factors. If it gets worse, get it treated by a
the irritation in the throat. This is a two-way-sworddoctor which is the best thing to do, by which you will
because by producing phlegm it causes difficulty inget a thorough check up done.