Coughing up phlegm and tightness in the chest is caused by thick phlegm, which is mostly seen in respiratory diseases such as bronchitis, pneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
1. Bronchitis: caused by bacterial or viral infection, cough, sputum, fever and other symptoms, easy to appear phlegm is thick and not easy to cough up and chest tightness symptoms, can be examined chest X-ray, blood test, etc. to confirm the diagnosis.
2. Pneumonia: it is an infectious disease of the lungs caused by bacterial, viral and mycoplasma infections, etc. Symptoms such as cough, sputum, fever and poor mental health can be seen, and the diagnosis can be confirmed by chest X-ray and sputum culture.
3. Chronic obstructive pulmonary emphysema: it is a chronic lung disease caused by many reasons, coughing, coughing up sputum, wheezing and other symptoms, recurrent coughing and coughing up mucus sputum, easy to aggravate after being cold or infected, and it can be diagnosed by chest X-ray, lung function and so on.
The symptoms of coughing up phlegm and tightness in the chest should be treated in a timely manner after the cause of the disease has been clarified.