Bronchitis Symptoms - Bronchitis Signs

Bronchitis Symptoms and bronchitis signs:

• Cough
  The most common bronchitis symptoms is cough. The cough may be dry or may produce mucus, either clear or white or thick yellow-grey mucus, although this doesn't always happen. The cough may last for several weeks after other bronchitis symptoms have gone and this may make your chest and abdominal muscles sore. Coughing can be severe enough at times to injure the chest wall or even cause you to pass out.
• Wheezing
  It may occur because of the inflammation of the airways. This may leave you short of breath.

Other Bronchitis symptoms that may occur include:

• a tight feeling in your chest
• breathlessness
• sore throat
• slight fever and chills
• headaches
• blocked nose and sinuses
• aches and pains

However, bronchitis symptoms can be deceptive. You don't always produce sputum when you have bronchitis, and children often swallow coughed-up material, so parents may not know there's a secondary infection. You can develop chronic bronchitis without first developing acute bronchitis. And many smokers have to clear their throats every morning when they get up, which, if it continues for more than three months, may be chronic bronchitis.

Bronchitis symptoms can be similar to those of pneumonia (an infection that causes inflammation in your lungs), so it is important to look out for any changes in your symptoms.


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