What is Obstructive bronchitis?

Chronic obstructive bronchitis, a type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), is present when there is clinical evidence that airflow obstruction is present. It is preceded by chronic bronchitis, defined as a productive cough for at least 3 months total duration over 2 years.

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What is it like to have Obstructive bronchitis?

Common Symptoms Patients' Latest Severity My Current Severity  
Severity
Severe
Moderate
Mild
None
Chronic throat clearing None Mild Moderate Severe
Cough None Mild Moderate Severe
Shortness of breath (dyspnea) None Mild Moderate Severe

What do patients take to treat Obstructive bronchitis and its symptoms?

Commonly prescribed and frequently used treatments

Treatment name Efficacy Overall rating of side effects # of Evaluations
0
0
Prednisone
(Encorton, Deltasone, Pronizon)
0
Methylprednisolone
(Urbason solubile, Methylprednisolon AL, Advantan, Medrol DosePak)
0
Beclomethasone
(Clenil Modulate, Beclomethasone nasal, Clenil Modulite, Apo-Beclomethasone nasal spray)
0
Budesonide
(Pulmicort, Pulmicort Respules, Budesonide Nasal, Entocort EC)
0
Flunisolide
(AeroBid, Nasarel, Flunisolide Nasal)
0
Fluticasone
(Avamys, Flovent Diskus, Fluticapen, Flixotide)
0
0

These charts show data from Obstructive bronchitis patients' latest treatment evaluations

Who has Obstructive bronchitis at PatientsLikeMe?

<20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70+
Current Age
Distribution of females vs. males
Gender
69% Females
31% Males
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom # of patients Proportion
0-19 yrs 1
20-29 yrs 0
30-39 yrs 2
40-49 yrs 3
50-59 yrs 1
60-69 yrs 0
70+ yrs 0
Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status # of patients Proportion
Diagnosed 8
Not Officially Diagnosed 1

These charts show data from Obstructive bronchitis patients who have completed their condition history