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TwitterPulmonology Topics: Asthma Bronchitis Phlegm Pneumonia Sleep Apnea Snoring Respiratory diseases are acute or chronic disorders that affect the organs of a human respiratory system, namely, nasal passages, sinus cavities, throat, trachea, larynx, bronchi and lungs. Environmental toxins, particles of dust, allergens, viruses and bacteria irritate the delicate lining of the respiratory organs triggering a [...]
Articles Tagged ‘brown phlegm’
Brown Phlegm Causes and Remedies
Brown phlegm is excessive mucus excreted from your breathing passages that is not normally clear but is tinted with various causatives. The most probable cause for coughing up brown mucus is smoking. Nicotine, tar and resins get into your bronchial and lung passages with every puff you take. Most of these harmful substances settle on [...]
Black Mucus – What Is It?
Normally the lining of the respiratory system organs is coated by a small amount of clear mucus that is necessary to keep all tissues moisturized and protected from dust, allergens and environmental toxins. As a response to a viral or bacterial infection, excessive mucus is being produced to trap and neutralize foreign particles. Respiratory system [...]
I Am Coughing Up Brown Mucus – Should I Be Concerned?
If you are coughing up brown mucus, you should definitely see a doctor since it might be dangerous. Coughing up phlegm is a sign of inflammation of the upper respiratory tract due to a cold, allergies, irritants or a more serious sinus, bronchi or lung infections. Our body produces a large amount of phlegm necessary [...]
Color of Phlegm – What Can It Tell You?
Phlegm or respiratory system mucus is a gel like substance produced by upper and lower respiratory system organs in response to various types of irritants in the form of allergens, viruses, bacteria, environmental toxins and pollution. The purpose of the phlegm is to lubricate the respiratory organs and passages and to quickly neutralize the foreign [...]