Bronchitis is an inflammation of the trachea & bronchus caused either by virus or bacteria. May be followed by bronchitis,
coryza, measles, influenza and whooping cough. Bronchitis is more common in people living in cold, damp, foggy & dusty environment. Cigarette & bidi smoking is also responsible for such infection. Exposure to household smoke from biofuel especially in villagers is almost always present.
Bronchitis can be:
• Acute
• Chronic
Symptoms of bronchitis:
• Unproductive (dry) cough.
• Pain and discomfort in the upper chest
• Tightness in chest
• Breathlessness with wheezing
• Cough becomes productive after a few days starting with scanty sputum followed by mucopurulent and copious sputum; sometimes with blood.
• Fever develops when the infection extends down.
Investigations:
Chest X-ray
Blood-ESR-T&D (neutrophillia is present
Acupressure treatment of bronchitis:
CV 17, 21
Sp 6, 16
GV 12
L 1,8
H 3
St 40
GB 20
SI 14
LI 4, 10
UB 10,11, 12,13,14,36,38, 41
Reflex points: chest, lung, large intestine, diaphragm, adrenal gland, kidney.