chest conjection.

[abby1984]

hello doctor,

i am abby 24 yrs male. i had acute bronchitis 6 mts back and i am not sure if it has been cured or not.
i have cough from last 8months which comes and goes very often and its dry,cough origins from one point in my neck.
some times when i cough it pains in my chest. some times i have difficulty breathing.when ever i streach my chest the bones break apart the noise is like wen we pull our finger the same kind. i dont have fever at all. and i am doing my stuff regulerly. i dont know what is wrong in my chest.
if you could help what i have to do that would be great.
thank you very much.
have a great day
cheers

[FurballsMom]

Have you called your doctor's office to speak with a triage nurse about the chest congestion?  Your doctor may wish to re-evaluate you just to be sure.  You may have a lingering cough that will take a while to go away if you have had a seious infection that had to be treated with antibiotics in the past.  In either case, you should call your doctor's office.  Bronchitis is a really tricky and serious lung infection, so you should not delay if you're still experiencing symptoms.  Bronchitis can lead to asthma, too.

You didn't mention whether you are a smoker or not.  I hope you're not, because it's no secret that smoking and second hand smoking only aggravate problems like this and even make people more susceptible to getting lung infections such as Bronchitis.