I'm 20 and never smoked but I've been diagnosed with chronic bronchitis. How long might it take to heal? I've also uploaded my chest X-ray imagecould you tell me if it looks serious?

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Dr Ibrahim Salah

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since it is chronic bronchitis, it will take almost 1 month around to completely cure it

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Answered 04/07/2025

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