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My throat is disgusting, when i cogh it delivers phlegm, and when i talk my voice is wierd. It hurts and i try and drink cold fluids but nothings working. Do i have bronchitis? Can someone die from brochitis?
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
When you have acute bronchitis and you cough, mucus is brought up together with your cough, and believe it or not this is a good thing. If you take cough suppressants, mucus can buildup and cause serious complications, like pneumonia. Another medication that must not be taken is antihistamines. Instead of making you feel better, they can do a lot of damage. These medication dry your airways and cause the phlegm to thicken up, which can make your condition even worse than before.
Bronchitis does not affect the lungs, but the passage that carry the air from the trachea to the lungs. These airways can get inflamed of irritated, but they either get better on their own or with treatment. This condition is not a life threatening one, although it may have some serious complications.
If coughing up yellowish greenish phlegm, it is a cause of infection, antibiotics will be needed to rid your body of the infection.