# chronic chest congestion **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 31, 2013, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chronic-chest-congestion/659786 "2013-05-31T14:01:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![miggymig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f475e1/32.png) [@miggymig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miggymig)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chronic-chest-congestion/659786/1 "2013-05-31T14:01:17Z")
Where do I find answers to these posts, that describe my condition? ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chronic-chest-congestion/659786/2 "2013-05-31T14:10:31Z")
Pardon? What posts? What is your condition? ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chronic-chest-congestion/659786/3 "2013-05-31T14:14:12Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > What is your condition? If I had to take a wild stab, I’d guess some sort of congestion. In the chest area. That’s been present for some time. This is all just speculation, mind you. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chronic-chest-congestion/659786/4 "2013-05-31T14:19:55Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > If I had to take a wild stab, I’d guess some sort of congestion. In the chest area. That’s been present for some time. This is all just speculation, mind you. I dunno. Maybe his storage box for high-quality marijuana is overfull. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chronic-chest-congestion/659786/5 "2013-05-31T14:30:05Z")
I expected to find links to his favorite sources of online pharmaceuticals. ---
**Author:** ![April\_R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chronic-chest-congestion/659786/6 "2013-05-31T14:47:06Z")
I am currently getting over bronchitis and a horrible chest cold which lasted about 2 weeks. I ended up on antibiotics and mucinex and tons of fluids. Nothing cures chest conjestion better than time. You have to rest, use decongestant, and other meds if necessary. ---
**Author:** ![miggymig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f475e1/32.png) [@miggymig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miggymig)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chronic-chest-congestion/659786/7 "2013-05-31T14:52:57Z")
Chest congestion that just doesn’t go away, it’s even worst at night. I have inhalers and take zyrtec. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chronic-chest-congestion/659786/8 "2013-05-31T14:57:28Z")
You need to see your general practitioner, who will then send you to a pulmonologist, and if they don’t come up with anything, see an allergist. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chronic-chest-congestion/659786/9 "2013-05-31T15:00:23Z")
Medical advice is best suited to IMHO. However, as noted, if you have a serious medical condition the only good advice is to see a medical professional. Free advice on a message board is pretty much worth exactly what you pay for it.😉 Colibri General Questions Moderator ---
**Author:** ![April\_R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chronic-chest-congestion/659786/10 "2013-05-31T15:36:26Z")
> [@miggymig](#): > > Chest congestion that just doesn’t go away, it’s even worst at night. I have inhalers and take zyrtec. Sounds like my BFF. She’s got asthma and gets chronic chest congestion on a regular basis. Poor thing I swear she’s sick every two or three weeks with some kind of cold or bronchitis or something. She just has to learn to live with it and manage her breathing when she has an episode ---
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chronic-chest-congestion/659786/11 "2013-05-31T17:54:37Z")
My mother had the chronic chest congestion and I have also but to a lesser extent. Mine is from smoking. Less than 1/2 pack a day it seems to clear right up. My mom used mucinex with good results. The generic version can cause diarrrhea within 1/2 hour after taking it so I would stick to the brand name.