i have no cough with my bronchitus is that normal chest feels full and congested?
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The influenza virus is very bad right now. That come's with a dry nonproductive cough. Also that fullness you are feeling sounds like pneumonia.You need a chest xray to tell for sure.Don't wait to long if it is pneumonia it can kill you.
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Yes, you may have pneumonia or bronchitis.  You should get a chest x-ray.  Blood in the spit(sputum) is not normal if its coming from the lungs and not from your mouth.
918519
it is very common to get a funny dry feeling in your throat,however please talk to your doctor and have that checked just to be on the safe side.
539861
The symptoms for acute bronchitis are:\n\nHacking cough. \nYellow, white, or green phlegm, usually appearing 24 to 48 hours after a cough. \nFever, chills. \nSoreness and tightness in chest. \nSome pain below breastbone during deep breathing \nSome shortness of breath \nThe symptoms for chronic bronchitis are:\n\nPersistent cough producing yellow, white, or green phlegm (for at least three months of the year, and for more than two consecutive years). \nSometimes wheezing, sometimes breathlessness. \n\n\nTypical clinical features of influenza include:\n\nfever (usually 100° F to 103° F in adults and often even higher in children) \nrespiratory symptoms such as, \ncough, \nsore throat, \nrunny or stuffy nose, \nheadache, \nmuscle aches, and \nextreme fatigue.
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no, and your throat shouldn't be itching, perhaps you have strep throat
681597
Sounds like you have an infection. \nLumps of green weird stuff that you cough up (called "sputum", but the way) can usually come from quite a range of infections, but mainly they are due to bacteria or a virus.\nA cough that produces sputum, along with other signs of getting a cold, namely: headache, runny nose, sore throat etc etc are due to viruses. \nHowever, when you are infected by a virus, your body's defences are low and there may be another infection that occurs at the same time, for example, a bacteria infection. Which means, when you are sick, the things you feel and experience can be due to many different organisms (well, virus isn't quite an organism but we won't get into that). \nThat's why sometime when you get a cold, a doctor will give you antibiotics. These are drugs that will kill the bacteria in the infection. However, it will NOT affect the virus.\nYour body will take care of that.\n\nAfter all that jibberish, the take home message is: If you feel sick, got a sore throat and headache, get some rest and drink lots of water (if you go to the doctor he'll tell you to do that too but he'll charge you an arm and leg for it). \n\nBUT, if you feel S**T, and have a fever, bodyache (when you just feel crap all over your body...a bit hard to describe but you know it when you have it), and more miserable than your average cold, go see a doctor.\nGreen sputum on its own should not worry you if you haven't got the other symptoms. But if things change, consider how bad you feel (that is often the best judge of how well/unwell you are), and go see a doctor if you feel crap.
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it could be a number of things. i would go to the Dr. and have him check you out. do you smoke? if so and sometimes even if you don't it could be bronchitis. i know when i have bronchitis my cough really smells bad cause of the infection in my lungs, so i would go to the Dr. and let him check you out. or go to http://www.webmd.com/ you might get answers there.
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the fluctuation with respirations is normal.  the rest of it i'm not sure about.  if you are unsatisfied with your doc, you might try to find one that will answer your questions better.
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I believe you are asking for a diagnosis out of the norm for a cough.  Look at the following links.  Maybe it is caused by a parasite or a fungus.
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There are problems that can crop up.  The biggest would be food or drink going down the wrong way.  Usually pain full and distressing but only rarely serious as the bodies natural defences tend to stop it quickly.\n\nThe biggest risk is probably from inhaling saliva especially if it is contaminated with gastric juice.   This can cause inhalation pneumonia but it is highly unlikely and if it did happen is likely to be mild.  Recommend that you avoid alcohol, or spicy food in the evening. \n\nTwo important things.  Firsts is common sense - if in any doubt about contamination of the bronchial tubes or lungs seek advice.\n\nSecondly - keep swallowing.  Repeated use of the muscles will strengthen them and may well act to restore more feeling and mobility.\n\nGood luck.
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i need some more details to answer. do you feel the tapping at the mid-point of your chest, a bit above the epicardium and spread over 1--2 sq inch area or is it something different? if the answer is yes, then you have felt the centre of a life force (praan) which controls our feelings like love, hate, kindness etc. and it is normal. try to feel it more and concentrate on it. if you wish to learn some more you go through the letter ' SEVEN NERVE CENTRES' in my group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gita_upanishadrahasya
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Feel around the top of your neck, around the line where you feel your pulse. If your glands are swollen you should feel two lumps on either side of where your trachea lies, protruding from your next.\n\nAnother place to feel them is in the armpit! \n\nIf your not sure exactly where too look, search lymph glands/nodes through Yahoo or Google and see what diagrams come back!
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Haha, whatever you said, I'm assuming you cough up a little bit of blood sometimes? It means something is wrong in your lungs...go to the doctor.
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Do you have any other symptoms? It sounds like it is normal heartburn, but it definitely could be related to stress and anxiety. I've also heard that an injury, such as a broken rib, can cause chest burning. \n\nSometimes burning in the chest can be related to a heart attack, but if you're a heath 22-year-old and you're not experiencing throbing pain or shortness of breath, it's probably not serious.
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Could just be some simple sinus drainage into your chest.  You need to go ahead and mention it to your parents.  Simple over the counter meds may give you some relief.  The drainage may cause you to cough while laying down and go away after you are up walking around.  Prop yourself up on a pillow and try not to lay flat.  As we get older our allergies and sinuses are more sensitive.  If the cough is dry, some heated humidification in your room may help.  If you are miserable, steam up the bathroom with a hot shower and sit in there to breathe in some moisture.
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If you have a bacterial chest infection, you should start to feel better 24 to 48 hours after starting on antibiotics. You may have a cough for days or weeks.  http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Chest_infections?OpenDocument\n\nAntibiotics are medications that help our bodies fight bacterial infections. Antibiotics kill only bacteria. They have no effect on viruses that are the cause of common infections like colds, flu, most sinusitis, and most chest colds (bronchitis).\nAntibiotics won't help you feel better or shorten the time you have a cold or the flu. Even if you have taken antibiotics in the past and they seemed "to work," studies have shown that antibiotics do not shorten the duration of illness for viral infections; you would have recovered as quickly on your own, without medication. Give your immune system the credit it deserves. Your uncomfortable cold or flu symptoms are signs that your body's defenses are working against the virus.  http://www.uhs.berkeley.edu/home/healthtopics/antibiotics.shtml
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Yes, i have coughed so much before that by the end of the day, my stomach muscles felt like i had done sit-ups or something all day long with no break!  It will pass...I know it doesn't feel very good but once you can stop coughing it will all go away! \nHope you feel better soon!  :-}