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- What is bronchitis?
- Symptoms of bronchitis
- Causes of bronchitis
- Prevention of bronchitis
- Risk factors for bronchitis
- Complications of bronchitis
- When to see a doctor about bronchitis
- Diagnosis of bronchitis
- Conventional treatment of bronchitis
- Alternative/complementary treatment of bronchitis
- Living with bronchitis
- Caring for someone with bronchitis
Acute bronchitis
The main way to prevent an acute bronchitis infection from developing is to avoid the bacteria or viruses that can cause the upper respiratory infection that progresses to an acute bronchitis infection.
Sometimes acute bronchitis can be caused by inhalation of irritant chemicals - the only way to prevent bronchitis causes by this, is to always wear protective breathing devices when handling toxic, irritant chemicals if you need to be around them, to avoid exposure to your lungs and prevent this type of acute bronchitis.
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Chronic bronchitis
The most common reason that causes chronic bronchitis is smoking. In order to prevent chronic bronchitis due to smoking, it is advisable to stop smoking.
Chronic bronchitis can also be caused by prolonged inhalation of irritant chemicals - the only way to prevent bronchitis causes by this, is to always wear protective breathing devices when handling toxic, irritant chemicals if you need to be around them, to avoid exposure to your lungs and prevent this type of chronic bronchitis.
Sometimes chronic bronchitis can occur when there has either been improper treatment (or none at all) for asthma. While asthma is not preventable, proper management of asthma is required to ensure it does not get worse.
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