Chronic Bronchitis

Treatment & Care

Coping skills for all chronic lung diseases

Breathing exercises help you control the emptying of your lungs by using your abdominal muscles. Detailed directions are given for three types of breathing that you might not be used to doing: diaphragmatic breathing, pursed-lip breathing, and deep-breathing exercises. They should be done two to four times daily.

Treating COPD - Emphysema and Chronic Bronchitis

Existing medications for COPD do not stop the decline in lung function,so the goal of any medicine prescribed for COPD is to provide relief of symptoms and prevent complications.

Getting pneumonia

Treating acute and chronic bronchitis

Bronchitis is an inflammation of the bronchi. When the walls of your bronchi are swollen and filled with mucus, airflow in and out of your lungs is partly blocked.
There are two kinds of bronchitis:

Kids Very Susceptible To Respiratory Illness When Exposed To Second-Hand Smoke

24% Of Kids Very Susceptible To Respiratory Illness When Exposed To Second-Hand Smoke

Children with a certain genetic makeup are at heightened risk of chest infections and other respiratory illnesses due to second-hand smoke