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Please advise how to sleep with bronchitis?

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Dr. Randy Sussmane Stubbs answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine - Sleep Medicine

Do you smoke : You do not specify what kind, acute or chronic. If acute then treatment of infection is appropriate. If chronic need to stop smoking, and see your pulmonary doctor.

Dr Ali agreed

Answered 1/27/2014

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