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How come coughs and colds always go straight to my chest?
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Possibilities....: If you have an underlying lung disease like asthma, copd, etc. Then infections would be more likely to recur in your chest. Coughs/colds begin in the upper airway so they can quite easily travel to the lower airways before they resolve.
Answered 9/3/2013
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