Chronic bronchitis is similar to acute bronchitis, but there is more mucus.
This makes breathing more difficult.
Persistent coughing usually results and you may have infection.
The typical symptoms are a rattling cough, because of the increased secretion.
Both your cough and your breathing may rattle.
But, try as you might, you can scarcely bring any of the mucus up.
So frustrating! It's never a good idea to encourage untrained people to treat themselves for any chronic condition, as these conditions tend to be complicated.
So you may not want to stop your current treatment.
But you might want to add to the regime.
If you have chronic bronchitis with a rattling, an inability to bring the mucus up, then the homeopathic medicine Antimonium tartaricum (Ant tart for short) is likely to do you a lot of good.
It's possible that it may resolve the problem altogether.
Other symptoms of this medicine include a worsening in winter, some improvement in the sitting position, with a worsening in the lying position.
It can be caused by physical and chemical irritants that are inhaled, such as dust, chemical and petroleum fumes, tobacco smoke, etc.
Generally, you don't get periods of respite.
The problem tends to be with you all the time.
You always feel tired, you always have shortness of breath, there is always some mucus in your lungs or airways.
Chronic bronchitis tends to occur more in the elderly.
Their compromised immune system indicates their inability to prevent illnesses taking a hold.