It will belong to those who can blend passion, reason and courage in a personal commitment. Emphysema and chronic bronchitis are the primary COPD diseases. This can be avoided by learning how to develop your breathing naturally and keeping it that way.
Chronic bronchitis is an infectious condition.
It worsens over years and will not go away on its own. The person becomes increasingly open to infections which further weaken the immune system possibly becoming life threatening. Antibiotics taken help less and less as they destroy the healthy bacteria and allow the recurrence of unhealthy bacteria, inviting the return of bronchitis. Acute bronchitis , inflammation of the bronchial tree, is generally almost as self limiting, like a bad chest cold, with eventual subsiding to undetectable levels. Or if you are a singer you may notice occasionally or frequently that you are having trouble reaching high notes or low tone sustains.