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43,coughing>5wks in morning/night,after antibiotic phlegm change from green 2 clear but still thick&feel chest congested&tightnessof breath.cough wors?

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Reactive airways?: Reactive airways, or asthma, can be triggered by lung infections and requires inhalers for treatment, which would explain why only your symptoms of bronchitis or pneumonia improved. Residual pneumonia , pleuritis or heart problems can also be the cause. Recheck needed :)

Answered 2/23/2018

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Dr. Ew Christensen answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Get in!: If you are having chest tightness and difficulty breathing, you need to get in to be seen. This could be something serious like a pneumonia, bad asthma, a heart problem or something else. Please get in right away and have this evaluated.

Answered 2/23/2018

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