Tracheobronchitis is not uncommon in the cold season. This inflammation of the trachea (tracheitis), bronchi, or bronchioles quickly progresses and can cover the whole mucous membrane of the respiratory tract in a matter of days. The signs of tracheobronchitis and the peculiarities of treating this disease should be known to everyone, since the consequences can be quite serious, up to pneumonia.
Signs of tracheobronchitis
Signs of tracheobronchitis in adults can be taken for a cold, and often it is - often tracheobronchitis develops after hypothermia and is one of the components of this disease. The main symptoms include:
- dry cough ;
- perspiration in the chest;
- sadness and burning in the throat (symptoms similar to those of angina);
- pain behind the breastbone and in the diaphragm zone;
- wheezing;
- increase in temperature to 38 degrees;
- fast fatigue, sweating, drowsiness;
- pain in the heart and angina.
If it is a question of acute tracheobronchitis, the cause may also be an allergic reaction. Chronic type of the disease often implies smoking, drinking, working in chemical plants and in conditions of large accumulations of dust. In children, the disease can be caused by rickets, complications after the flu and nutritional deficiency.
Allergic tracheobronchitis, the symptoms of which are similar to manifestations of other forms of the disease, have only one significant difference in the course of the disease. Inflammation occurs almost immediately after the allergen has been eliminated. That is why the earlier you turned to the doctor, the better, without special testing to determine the source of the allergy is impossible.
Treatment of tracheobronchitis
How to treat a tracheobronchitis depends on the condition of the patient. If the disease passes in mild form, it is enough to follow the regime and perform such physiotherapeutic procedures as inhalations and electrophoresis. You can take an easy febrifuge. The main thing is not to use cough drugs, such as Bromhexine. But Mukultin and mucolytic drugs are quite suitable for turning a cough from dry to wet and withdraw the accumulated mucus.
Antibiotics for tracheobronchitis are prescribed only if other drugs do not help to cope with streptococcus and other microbes that provoke inflammation. Usually it is enough to undergo a seven-day course of treatment with sulfanilamide preparation.
Signs and treatment of chronic tracheobronchitis
Often enough for the development of chronic tracheobranchitis is that a person regularly smokes. In this case, the only way out is to give up the bad habit. Also, the cause of the chronic form of the disease can be the physiological pathology of the chest, or the nasal cavity. In the risk zone, people living in conditions of constant hypothermia. To cure, it is sufficient to eliminate provoking factors, with pathology, surgical intervention is indicated. In general, tracheobronchitis, if it is not started, has a favorable prognosis.
The main task is to detect the disease in time and start treatment. As a preventive measure, it is not superfluous to observe the following rules:
- Eat well, take vitamins.
- Refuse to smoke and drink alcohol.
- Keep the house clean and regularly ventilate the premises.
- Dress accordingly to the weather.
- Avoid contact with people who suffer from acute respiratory infections.
- Do not neglect the rest, walk more outdoors.
These simple rules will not only help to avoid tracheobronchitis, but also improve the general condition of the body, feel cheerful during recovery.