Long-term cough and shortness of breath is often seen in bronchial disease, lung disease, heart disease. 1. Bronchial disease: the more common is chronic bronchitis, patients often appear persistent cough, and accompanied by shortness of breath symptoms, if the acute attack cough will be more obvious. We can’t rule out the possibility of bronchial tumor, with the gradual increase of the tumor, the symptoms will be gradually obvious. 2. Lung diseases: for example, pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, spontaneous pneumothorax, pneumoconiosis, etc., due to inflammation or foreign body stimulation and other factors, often lead to obvious cough symptoms. When the condition is serious, different degrees of respiratory insufficiency may occur, causing shortness of breath. 3. Heart disease: for example, cardiac insufficiency, mostly seen in the left heart insufficiency, often cough, shortness of breath symptoms. Long-term cough and shortness of breath may also be caused by other reasons, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner to identify the causes of targeted treatment.