What are the symptoms of Bronchitis?
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Bronchitis is the inflamation of the tubes to the lungs. It is caused by the virus and it is worsened by hard excessive coughing. Generally it starts with a cold and move on to Bronchitis.\n\nSigns:\nhard to breathe\nwheezing\npain in chest\ncant catch a full breath\nhurts to bend over\nfeelings of mucous you cant get out\n\nYou may just have a COLD. With a cold you have watery eyes, itcy hurting throat, possible temperature, coughing, tired, swollen lymphnodes in neck (so it can be hard to swollow), possible headach, chills or hot, and your nose runs.\n\nThe Flu mimics a cold but it can last longer that the week that a cold lasts and you can have high Fever and bedridden.\n\nIf you mom is a nurse, listen to her but make sure she knows all your symptoms. Remeber, you have to wait the week out for a cold with the flu you need a doctor. Doctors can not give you stong meds for a cold, it has to run its course.
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I don't understand why you should take antibiotics.\nWhat are exactly the symptoms that you are having and you think that you have a microbial infection of the upper respiratory tract and you have to combat it taking this category of medicines?\n\nCold symptoms can be treated otherwise and are the result from an immune response to the infection and the most important result is hyperemia and edema of the submucosa.\nAnd this has as a result a narrowing of the airways and production of symptoms.\nThe diagnosis of this infection is based upon a clinical presentation. That's why I am asking you to refer all the other symptoms. Don't forget that it could be of allergic provenience. In this case you need to take antihistaminic products or other modern antiallergic medicines.\nAn essential point that differentiates cough and therefore the treatment, is if you are producing mucus when you are coughing or not.\n\nIn any case, what the 1st answerer posted, is absolutely true and you can follow it or if you wish you can post here additional details so I can be more specific.\n\n*EDIT*\n\nThank you for the additional information - your condition is not caracterized as a common cold - so, you have already taken your tailor-made answer.\nLet me give some general information here for the YAHOO!Answers basis.\nYou complain(and maybe also others having the same condition) that you are taking a lot of antibiotics, according to your opinion. Let's consider some parameters in order to verify if this is true or not.\n\nWhat is the colour of the sputus? (sorry, that I become disgusting). If it is green, then yes, you need the antibiotics. If it is yellow or light yellow, you might not need them. \nTHIS POINT IS VERY IMPORTANT. CHECK IT OUT WITH YOUR DOCTOR AND CROSS THE INFORMATION WITH ANOTHER DOCTOR, AS WELL. \nWhy is he giving you antibiotics? Is it what is called chemoprophylaxis?\n\nOther tips that you can implement are the following:\n\n - Zn chloride for topical application can prevent the formation of viral capsid proteins and consequently, can inhibit the in vitro replication of rhinovirus.  This solution  can be used just for a short period of time, as it is not very well tolerated by everybody, for long periods of time. Your pharmacist should know how to prepare it, if not come back to me.\nThe classic medicine is using pseudoefedrine(Clarityne) as decongestant agent; if an alternative therapist will ever recommend you ephedra, take care not to use them together because they will interact and you will have as a result the potentiation of the effects and side effects.\n- Vitamin C in high dosage forms. Since 1970-71 that Linus Pauling(premium Nobel in medicine) has published his work, there was controversy as to the effectiveness of this approach to treat or prevent infections of the upper respiratory tract. According to the bibliography, the clinical significance of the administration of vitamin C can’t be estimated.\n- There are some nasal ointments, that can be applied in the front nasal vestibule area. For example Dr. Theis Alergol, that is composed of highly-refined long-chain hydrocarbons and it is supposed to reduce allergen levels in allergic rhinitis.This is a European brand name product, you can google it and find how is it called where you live or ask your pharmacist about.\nAs you know, there are biologic, genetic and environmental determinants in the onset of a disease. This pommade is active in the 3rd category.\n- There is also  a herb, called butterbur(Petasites spp.), used mainly in the treatment of migraines but there is clinical evidence that it has good results also in the treatment of allergies (included hayfever)and asthma. Pollen is a common problem among airborne allergies.\nIn case that this is not a common cold but it is an allergic condition, there is clinical evidence on the action of this herb. It has come to my attention a 2-week, double blind comparative clinical study with a standardized b
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whtecloud, bronchiectasis is a completely different condition than bronchitis. Bronchitis is an inflamation of the bronchial airways usually requiring a use of bronchodilators. While the two have similarities, bronchiectasis is a chronic dilation of the bronchial airways assiociated with a condition such as COPD, CF or an acute or chronic obstruction. bronchiectasis is secondary to an already present illness.\n\nYou need to speak with your doctor and work out an appropriate treatment regimen. Typically corticosteroids and antibiotics are used along with bronchodilators. Chest Physiotherapy (CPT) is also a common treatment used to aid in secretion removal.
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Throat gets tickly,dry cough,sneezing,short of breath,tightness of chest.
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I would guess that you did a lot of coughing when you had the bronchitis originally and pulled some muscles from all that coughing. Now you are sore from it. Give it a few weeks to improve.
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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 symptoms of bird flu (Avian influenza) are\nSore throat\nCough\nFever\nPneumonia\nRespiratory distress\nRespiratory failure\nLife threatening complications\nThe symptoms of bird flu can depend on which virus caused the infection. If you have flu like symptoms the chances of you having Bird flu are very very very very small. Bird flu is a virus that primarily affects birds. Humans have caught the disease but only in a few very rare cases in the Far East and in Turkey. All people who have caught bird flu had close contact with infected birds.
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Any foreign body in the lungs virus, bacteria, food, dust, etc. is going to make you cough. This is the natural defense mechanism of the lungs. Generally, the primary symptoms of TB are significant weight loss, hemoptysis(coughing up blood), fever, and night sweats. TB can easily be diagnosed with a PPD skin test. TB is highly contagious so it needs to be treated immediately. \n\nHope this helps.
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there's something called black seed oil.It's basically the oil extracted from black jeera seeds and it works well for respiratory problems and bronchitis. You have to drink half a spoon of it with half a cup of warm water in the night when you feel like you need it and also rub some on your chest and back. The oil also has numerous other health benefits. You can do a google search on it. \nalso, practising pranayama every morning will help.
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You may have bronchial irritation, try using Robitussin CF But like all drugs if you have symptoms that last over a week I suggest going to a doctor to examine your condition further.
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I  had chronic bronchitis for two years.  When medication stopped working, I had to decide what I wanted more:  better health or to continue smoking.  I quit after having smoked 2-3 pks a day for 25 yrs.  I decided that being chronically ill wasn't worth it.  That was 17 yrs ago.  \nIf you don't want to quit smoking, you'll just have to live with it until you die from it.
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That's what I had when I was diagnosed with pneumonia:\n1) light fever\n2) irritating cough\n3) night sweats\n4) loss of apetite\n5) lack of energy
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In humans, avian flu viruses cause similar symptoms to other types of flu. [21] These include fever, cough, sore throat, muscle aches, conjunctivitis and, in severe cases, severe breathing problems and pneumonia that may be fatal. The severity of the infection will depend to a large part on the state of the infected person's immune system and if the victim has been exposed to the strain before, and is therefore partially immune. In one case, a boy with H5N1 experienced diarrhea followed rapidly by a coma without developing respiratory or flu-like symptoms, suggesting non-standard symptoms.
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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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Most cases of acute bronchitis are caused by a viral infection, and antibiotics won't help. Treatment usually consists of the relief of symptoms. Aspirin, acetaminophin, or ibuprophin will help with fever and muscle aches. An over the counter cough suppressant may be helpful. Drink plenty of liquids, because fever will cause you to be dehydrated. Also, fluids will help thin secretions, allowing you to cough them up more easily.
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I get bronchitis on a regular basis and she needs to drink plenty of fluids, get plenty of rest and take all of the medicine that the Doctor prescribes.  If she's not careful, the bronchitis could progress to pneumonia . . . that's happened to me twice now in the past six years.
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Human flu symptoms are:\n\n    * fever\n    * cough\n    * sore throat\n    * muscle aches\n    * conjunctivitis\n\nCases of bird flu are more likely to cause breathing problems and pneumonia, and can be fatal.