Bronchitis
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What is bronchitis?
Bronchitis is defined as a lower respiratory tract infection, to distinguish this condition from common colds and other upper respiratory ailments. Bronchitis refers specifically to infections causing inflammation in the bronchial airways.
Common symptoms reported by people with bronchitis
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for bronchitis
Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Data from patients with bronchitis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with bronchitis
Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Perceived effectiveness
for bronchitis (4 evaluations)
Total evaluations
4
Tried for
bronchitis
(10)
Perceived effectiveness
for bronchitis (12 evaluations)
Side effects
Total evaluations
12
Tried for
bronchitis
(8)
Perceived effectiveness
for bronchitis (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
bronchitis
(4)
- Major
- Moderate
- Slight
- None
- Can't tell
- Severe
- Moderate
- Mild
- None
Data from patients with bronchitis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has bronchitis on PatientsLikeMe?
- 1 new patients joined this month
- 183 say bronchitis is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 5 | |
| 20s | 43 | |
| 30s | 109 | |
| 40s | 145 | |
| 50s | 196 | |
| 60s | 154 | |
| 70+ | 71 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 156 | |
| Female | 566 |
These charts show data from bronchitis patients who have completed their condition history
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