Diseases Of The Respiratory System ( Originally Published 1936 )
HOW BRONCHITIS AFFECTS MOTHER AND OTHER ADULTS WHEN an adult has
a bronchial cough, it is usually simple infection following an
infection of the upper respiratory passages, the nose and
throat. A cold in the chest, in fact. The adult does not have
nearly as many other conditions which cause bronchial coughs as
does the baby, which we described earlier. In adolescence or
young adult life coughs may be caused by tonsils or adenoids
that are chronically infected, or by a long palate which hangs
into the back of the throat and tickles the vocal cords. But
these things are not so likely to happen in full maturity.
Affections of the vocal cords themselves or the voice box
(larynx), may cause a cough which is ascribed to bronchitis and
neglected for that reason. There are such things as little
papillomata or warts on the vocal cords. These can easily be
removed by a competent throat specialist. Of course, one of the
great dangers of neglecting a bronch