MY CHEST IS CONGESTED, SOMETIMES CHEST GETS TIGHT THAT I COUGH A LOT, STUFFY NOSE, CAN'T TASTE. WHAT COULD IT BE?

Heavy amounts of mucous, chest and nasal congestion suggest bronchitis perhaps triggered by allergies or infection.  If mucous is discolored, think infection.  The tightness in the chest is brought on by the work of breathing required to create enough negative pressure to inflate the lungs through this airway congestion.  Typically these are short-lived although if persistent, asthma might explain it.

POSTED BY:  Steven Ajluni, MD