Question 1

will inhaling steam help with my bronchitis?

Accepted Answer

No: In fact, inhaling steam can potentially be dangerous because you run the risk of burning your nasal passages.

Question 2

could breathing in steam saline solution help fight bronchitis?

Accepted Answer

Bronchitis: No clinical evidence to support this.

Question 3

i have been diagnosis w/ bronchitis i hear crackles w exhale can feel  crackles w deep inhale. is this normal of bronchitis could it be pneumonia?

Accepted Answer

Rales vs. rhonchi: Typically, rales (crackles) are an inspiratory sound heard with a stethescope as small closed airways are opened with increased airflow and are typically more common with pneumonia, effusions or congestive heart failure.  Rhonchi and mucous plugs are usually expiratory, and can be 'felt' more, as with bronchitis and asthma (asthma can make the distinction difficult to make).

Question 4

possible to get bronchitis from inhaling bleach fumes?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Chlorine fumes are very irritating to the lung so that can easily cause bronchitis if the concentration is high enough, the good news is that the lung tissues heal quickly so there shouldn't be any long-term damage.

Question 5

inhaled clorox bleach at work hurtful cough similar to bronchitis chest congested and weezing?

Accepted Answer

Chlorine bleach: fumes can be very irritating but a brief exposure will produce only transient symptoms! You should be fine in 24-48 hours!
Hope this is helpful
Dr Z

Question 6

bronchitis, then inhaled bleach vapor, now excessive clear bronchial secretions for 3+ months.  clear lung x-ray, chills, recurring sinusitis.  help.

Accepted Answer

Sounds like: You are having a delayed reaction to environmental exposure.  Time to see a lung specialist, a pulmonologist if you have suffered with it for 3 months.

Question 7

2 yr o asthmatic with bronchitis and rsv on  inhaled albuterol every 3 hrs. pulse ox 180/92 and temp 103. is her heart rate too high even for albut?

Accepted Answer

Safety of Albuterol: With the numbers you give, I am assuming that the child is being treated in the hospital. If so, with good nursing monitoring, continued use of albuterol should be safe. The heart rate goes up with fever as well as the medication. Children generally tolerate high rates. If the child is not in the hospital, struggling with the numbers you give, he/she certainly should be checked again.

Question 8

what can happen if you aspirate a small piece of food? can you have bronchitis? 
my fianc has asthma and he inhaled some food 32 hours ago. hes got chest pain, he gets wheezy sometimes, hes coughing, hes got throat pain and hes really tired.

Accepted Answer

Food aspiration: If he has chest pain 32 hours later, consider consulting with a physician for evaluation.

Question 9

i have asthma and have had all my life. i was recently diagnosed with bronchitis but received treatment. 
its is now sore in my right lung when i inhale, not when i exhale, short sharp pain but only when i breathe in.  what should i do? ignore it?

Accepted Answer

Call your doc: You may have developed a complication of your bronchitis. Call your treating doc &amp; let them know what is going on so they can decide if you need to come back in for tests.

Question 10

it started out with extreme fatigue, then a sore throat on top of that,  then a stuffy nose, then a continuous tickly cough, the cough will switch between dry and wet, i sometimes sneeze too,  i will instantly cough if i inhale deeply. bronchitis?

Accepted Answer

: We don’t know how long have you had the symptoms.So far it sounds as a common cold.Drink plenty of fluids,suck on lozenges for the throat, use nasal spray saline wash for 3 days, take Acetaminophen for fever&amp; body aches. Go to the PCP if: Fever above 101.3F (38.5C),facial pain&amp;green snot(sinusitis),coughing for2-3wks,headache doesn’t go away for days,short of breath or wheezing

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Will inhaling steam help with my bronchitis?

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Could breathing in steam saline solution help fight bronchitis?

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I have been diagnosis w/ bronchitis i hear crackles w exhale can feel crackles w deep inhale. is this normal of bronchitis could it be pneumonia?

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Possible to get bronchitis from inhaling bleach fumes?

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Inhaled clorox bleach at work hurtful cough similar to bronchitis chest congested and weezing?

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Bronchitis, then inhaled bleach vapor, now excessive clear bronchial secretions for 3+ months. clear lung x-ray, chills, recurring sinusitis. help.

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2 yr o asthmatic with bronchitis and rsv on inhaled albuterol every 3 hrs. pulse ox 180/92 and temp 103. is her heart rate too high even for albut?

A member asked:

What can happen if you aspirate a small piece of food? can you have bronchitis? my fianc has asthma and he inhaled some food 32 hours ago. hes got chest pain, he gets wheezy sometimes, hes coughing, hes got throat pain and hes really tired.

A member asked:

I have asthma and have had all my life. i was recently diagnosed with bronchitis but received treatment. its is now sore in my right lung when i inhale, not when i exhale, short sharp pain but only when i breathe in. what should i do? ignore it?

A member asked:

It started out with extreme fatigue, then a sore throat on top of that, then a stuffy nose, then a continuous tickly cough, the cough will switch between dry and wet, i sometimes sneeze too, i will instantly cough if i inhale deeply. bronchitis?

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