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 | | Needling treatment for bronchitis tends to focus on the lung and spleen meridians. | | | Acupuncturists treat people with bronchitis based on an individualized assessment of the excesses and deficiencies of qi located in various meridians. | | | The use of herbs is a time-honored approach to strengthening the body and treating disease. |
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http://www.umm.edu/altmed/ConsConditions/Bronchitiscc.html
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| | Homeopathic medicine and traditional Chinese medicine may also be very useful for bronchitis, and hydrotherapy can contribute to cleaning the chest and stimulating immune response. | | | A term used to describe chronic lung diseases, like chronic bronchitis, emphysema, and asthma. | | | People who are unsure about what type of medications are in over-the-counter cough syrups should ask their pharmacist for an explanation. |
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http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/ency/bronchitis.jsp
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| | Chronic Bronchitis -- familydoctor.org |
| | Your doctor may prescribe a medicine called a bronchodilator to treat your chronic bronchitis. | | | Because of the damage from chronic bronchitis, your lungs may not be able to get enough oxygen into your body. | | | Your doctor may prescribe oxygen if your chronic bronchitis is severe and medicine doesn't help you feel better. |
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| | If a doctor thinks you may have bronchitis, he or she will examine you and listen to your chest with a stethoscope for signs of wheezing and congestion. | | | If you have chronic bronchitis, the goal is to reduce your exposure to whatever is irritating your bronchial tubes. | | | These medications are often given through inhalers or nebulizer machines and help to relax and open the bronchial tubes and clear mucus so it's easier to breathe. |
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| | A chest X-ray may be needed to rule out pneumonia, and if the cough lasts more than two months, a chest X-ray may be done to rule out another lung disease, such as lung cancer. | | | When the parts of the walls of the bronchi become swollen and tender (inflamed), the condition is called bronchitis. | | | Over-the-counter pain relievers, such as aspirin, acetaminophen or ibuprofen, can be used for pain relief and fever reduction. |
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| | To diagnose bronchitis, your doctor will likely listen to your chest with a stethoscope. | | | They may signal chronic bronchitis, asthma or other lung disorders. | | | Also see your doctor if you have chronic lung or heart problems, including asthma, emphysema or congestive heart failure, and think you may have developed a case of bronchitis. |
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| | One double-blind human trial found ivy leaf to be as effective as the drug ambroxol for chronic bronchitis. | | | Although there have been no modern clinical studies with this herb, its use for these indications is based on its high content of soothing mucilage in the forms of inulin and alantalactone. | | | The saponins in mullein may be responsible for its expectorant actions. |
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| | Acute Bronchitis -- familydoctor.org |
| | For some people with acute bronchitis, doctors prescribe medicines that are usually used to treat asthma. | | | If you smoke or are around damaging fumes (such as those in certain kinds of factories), you are more likely to get acute bronchitis and to have it longer. | | | Your doctor will decide if this treatment is right for you. |
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| | MedlinePlus: Bronchitis |
| | Bronchitis and Pneumonia (California Childcare Health Program) - Links to PDF | | | Trends in Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema (COPD) (American Lung Association) - Links to PDF | | | Atlas of the Body: The Respiratory System -- Structure Detail (American Medical Association) |
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| | eMedicine - Bronchitis : Article by Samuel Ong, MD |
| | Mortality/Morbidity: Bronchitis is nearly always self-limited in the otherwise healthy individual, although it frequently results in absenteeism from work and school. | | | Medicine is a constantly changing science and not all therapies are clearly established. | | | Among otherwise healthy individuals, antibiotics have not demonstrated consistent benefit in the symptomatology or natural history of acute bronchitis. |
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| | Bronchitis: Symptoms and Treatment for Bronchitis on MedicineNet.com |
| | Even one puff on a cigarette is enough to cause temporary paralysis of the tiny hair like structures in your lungs, called cilia, that are responsible for brushing out debris, irritants, and excess mucus. | | | Smoking and Quitting Smoking - Smoking is an addiction. | | | Bronchitis: Symptoms and Treatment for Bronchitis on MedicineNet.com |
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| | Bronchitis: Merck Manual Home Edition |
| | The doctor may hear wheezing during the physical examination. | | | However, if influenza is the suspected cause, treatment with an antiviral drug may be helpful. | | | When chronic bronchitis also decreases airflow, it is considered a defining characteristic of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (see Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease). |
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