Cough and shortness of breath are mostly seen in the following conditions: i. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which can present with cough, chest tightness and shortness of breath, mostly in the elderly. Second, bronchial asthma, the patient can appear shortness of breath, and accompanied by cough symptoms, physical examination of both lungs can be heard a large number of dry and wet rales. Other airway diseases, infectious lung diseases such as pneumonia and tuberculosis. Fourth, lung tumors, when the patient has a large lesion, can also appear coughing, chest tightness, shortness of breath. In short, if coughing and shortness of breath occur, you should go to the hospital to take chest X-ray or do chest CT and other examinations to clarify the cause, eat a lighter diet, eat less spicy and stimulating food, and quit smoking and drinking.