Your genes can also play a role. Its symptoms include shortness of breath, wheezing, a lasting cough, and increased mucus. Like chronic bronchitis, emphysema is a type of COPD. You can have the ...

The other is emphysema. Most people with COPD have symptoms of both conditions. In chronic bronchitis, swollen airways and ...

Children rarely develop chronic bronchitis, though there is an increased risk for children with asthma, allergies, or regular exposure to secondhand smoke. Symptoms of bronchitis in children are ...

Cigarette smoke is the most common cause of chronic bronchitis. Breathing in other fumes and dusts over a long period of time also may cause the condition. What are the symptoms of chronic bronchitis?

Chronic bronchitis is a type of COPD with ongoing inflammation of the airways. Learn about symptoms, treatment options, and more, so you can take an active role in your care. Verywell Health's content ...

Sure, having a cold or respiratory infection can temporarily make it harder to breathe. But if excessive coughing and ...

In children, a pre-bronchiectasis condition called persistent bacterial bronchitis (PBB) has been described ... Fleischner society guidelines were used to diagnose radiological bronchiectasis. Adult ...

The articles are published in the July 2024 issue of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary ... childhood is directly associated with bronchitis symptoms as an adult. A range of reproductive factors ...

Objectives Chronic bronchitis (CB) is an important chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)-related phenotype, with distinct clinical features and prognostic implications. Occupational exposures ...

A cold or flu virus is a common cause of acute bronchitis. These germs spread through physical contact or the air when people cough. Exposure to tobacco smoke, air pollution, dust, vapors and fumes ...

A secondary outcome was to investigate the use of these mucolytics in improving COPD signs and symptoms. Once selected, a two-stage publication elimination process was devised by the author to assess ...