{"id":30561,"date":"2026-04-27T10:54:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T10:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thozhilvarthalatest.com\/?p=30561"},"modified":"2026-04-27T10:54:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T10:54:36","slug":"are-you-suffering-from-shortness-of-breath-and-chronic-cough-5-main-causes-of-phlegm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thozhilvarthalatest.com\/?p=30561","title":{"rendered":"Are you suffering from shortness of breath and chronic cough? 5 main causes of phlegm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Phlegm is a fluid produced by the airways to protect the body&#8217;s respiratory system. However, an increase in its amount causes tightness in the chest and difficulty breathing. The main causes are:<\/p>\n<p>Infections: When there are viral or bacterial infections such as colds, flu, bronchitis, and pneumonia, the body produces excessive phlegm as part of its defense. This causes the lungs to become clogged.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u0d12\u0d30\u0d41 \u0d28\u0d41\u0d33\u0d4d\u0d33\u0d41 \u0d2e\u0d1e\u0d4d\u0d1e\u0d7e \u0d15\u0d4a\u0d23\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d4d \u0d28\u0d3f\u0d19\u0d4d\u0d19\u0d33\u0d41\u0d1f\u0d46 \u0d15\u0d2b\u0d15\u0d46\u0d1f\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d4d \u0d2a\u0d42\u0d7c\u0d23\u0d4d\u0d23\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d2f\u0d3f \u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d31\u0d4d\u0d31\u0d02\" width=\"930\" height=\"523\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qUnyl-OWnpM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Allergies: Inhaling dust particles, pollen, pet dander, and smoke causes inflammation in the airways, which leads to phlegm. Chronic sneezing and a runny nose can also be part of this.<\/p>\n<p>Smoking: The chemicals in tobacco damage the tiny hairs in the lungs called &#8216;Cilia&#8217;. When these stop working, mucus accumulates in the lungs.<\/p>\n<p>Asthma and lung diseases: People with asthma have easily irritated airways and produce excessive mucus. Also, diseases like COPD can cause chronic phlegm.<\/p>\n<p>Diet and environment: Cold drinks, ice cream, and dairy products can increase phlegm in some people. People who live in a poorly ventilated and humid environment can also develop phlegm due to fungal or mold infections.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u0d12\u0d30\u0d41 \u0d28\u0d41\u0d33\u0d4d\u0d33\u0d41 \u0d2e\u0d1e\u0d4d\u0d1e\u0d7e \u0d15\u0d4a\u0d23\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d4d \u0d28\u0d3f\u0d19\u0d4d\u0d19\u0d33\u0d41\u0d1f\u0d46 \u0d15\u0d2b\u0d15\u0d46\u0d1f\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d4d \u0d2a\u0d42\u0d7c\u0d23\u0d4d\u0d23\u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d2f\u0d3f \u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d31\u0d4d\u0d31\u0d02\" width=\"930\" height=\"523\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qUnyl-OWnpM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Phlegm is a fluid produced by the airways to protect &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":30562,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30561","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-job"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/thozhilvarthalatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1-2026-04-27T162426.475.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thozhilvarthalatest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30561","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thozhilvarthalatest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thozhilvarthalatest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thozhilvarthalatest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thozhilvarthalatest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=30561"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thozhilvarthalatest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30561\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30563,"href":"https:\/\/thozhilvarthalatest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30561\/revisions\/30563"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thozhilvarthalatest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/30562"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thozhilvarthalatest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=30561"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thozhilvarthalatest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=30561"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thozhilvarthalatest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=30561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}