Inflammation of the bronchi is nothing but bronchitis. This disease is unpleasant and complicated. You can not neglect it. The ailment belongs to the category of those whose occurrence is desirable to be prevented. If the first symptoms of it appear, you should immediately begin professional treatment.
Causes and main symptoms of bronchial inflammation
Bronchitis can be of different origin:
- chemical;
- fungal;
- allergic;
- virus;
- bacterial.
Accordingly, the most diverse factors can cause inflammation of the bronchi:
- infection;
- unfavorable working conditions;
- living in a locality with a climate of high humidity;
- hereditary predisposition (or, more precisely, a deficiency in the body of alpha-1-antitrypsin);
- tobacco abuse;
- improper treatment of colds.
Because of the disease, the bronchi are damaged and swollen. In them, in large quantities, mucus begins to be produced. Therefore, the main sign of inflammation of the bronchi is a cough - unproductive, very strong, debilitating, coming from the depth of the chest. The patient's breathing becomes heavy, dyspnea appears.
In many cases, without the temperature, the inflammatory process does not go away. Although the heat is optional.
Treatment of inflammation of the bronchi
Therapy is selected depending on the nature of the disease. Therefore, the opinion that any bronchitis can be cured with antibiotics, is mistaken. Strongly active preparations of a wide spectrum of action are expedient to accept only at an acute obstructive inflammation.
Most often from inflammation of the bronchi prescribed such drugs:
- Ceftriaxone;
- Amoxiclav;
- Cefadox;
- Augmentin.
To melt sputum, mucolytics are prescribed:
- Ambroxol ;
- Mukoltin;
- Broncholitin;
- Erespal;
- Lazolvan.
Allergic bronchitis will only pass after the patient ceases to contact the stimulus.