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Symptoms of Acute bronchitis
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Tags: symptoms, acute bronchitis, health, lungs
Acute bronchitis is inflammation of the main airways to the lungs and is usually caused by an infection. Here is a quick list of potential symptoms that you should look for
| | Cough |
| | Stays steady or gets increasingly worse for 10 days to 2 weeks |
| | Worse at night |
| | Starts out dry and irritating, but becomes increasing loose over time |
| | May cough up mucus. (Younger kids usually can't cough this up; they swallow it.) |
| | In very rare cases, patients may cough up blood (blood streaked sputum). See a doctor if this happens. |
| | Lasts for less than 6-8 weeks |
| | Wheezing |
| | "Rattle" sensation in chest |
| | General ill feeling (malaise) |
| | Slight fever |
| | Tickle feeling in back of throat that leads to soreness |
| | Chest pain, soreness, and constricted feeling or tightness in the chest |
| | Breathlessness or shortness of breath |
| | Poor sleep |
| | Chills (uncommon) |
Lister:
brittany
Source:
Medline, NHS Direct
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