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The pathology usually manifests itself with a productive cough (i.e. with expectoration of mucus), sometimes associated with breathing difficulties.
Chronic bronchitis is characterized by a tendency to progressively evolve and exacerbations of inflammatory episodes, the presence of various exacerbating factors, including sudden changes in temperature, respiratory allergies and exposure to infectious agents.
Treatment of chronic bronchitis can use medications or supportive therapies, such as training the respiratory muscles and administering oxygen.
and reach the inside of the lungs.The factor that most predisposes to chronic bronchitis is cigarette smoke, but also air pollution and prolonged exposure to irritating inhalers - chemical or physical - which favor the maintenance of inflammation.