bronchitis<\/a> every year? Here are some facts you may not already know about this common illness and how you can treat it with essential oils.<\/p>\nBronchitis FAQ<\/h1>\n
Many people don\u2019t even know what bronchitis is, other than an annoying cough that hangs on for weeks at a time.<\/p>\n
Indeed, that terrible cough is the most noticeable symptom, and that\u2019s because bronchitis is technically the inflammation and swelling of the bronchial tubes that carry air between the trachea (windpipe) and the lungs.<\/p>\n
Typically, the mucous membranes become so swollen and the bronchi so narrow that bronchitis sufferers have spasms of the bronchial tubes that cause uncontrollable coughing fits. The respiratory system may also produce more phlegm than normal, as a result of the immune system trying to fight back or as a result of a cold or flu infection that led to bronchitis in the first place.<\/p>\n
Other symptoms of bronchitis include:<\/p>\n
\n- fever and chills<\/li>\n
- a sore throat<\/li>\n
- body aches and pains<\/li>\n
- sore muscles in the chest and abdomen from coughing<\/li>\n
- stuffy or a runny nose<\/li>\n
- wheezing<\/li>\n
- chest tightness<\/li>\n
- shortness of breath<\/li>\n
- vomiting<\/li>\n
- diarrhea<\/li>\n
- respiratory distress or failure (severe)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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