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Congestion

Congestion: Introduction

The term 'congestion' is a general medical term, that may refer to nasal congestion (i.e. runny nose or stuffy nosed), pulmonary congestion, congestive heart disease, and various other types of congestion....more »

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Congestion: Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Congestion, as listed in our database. Visit the Symptom Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.

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• Congestion and Cardiovascular symptoms (4 causes)
• Congestion and Face symptoms (4 causes)
• Congestion and Head symptoms (4 causes)
• Congestion and Heart symptoms (4 causes)
• Congestion and Lung symptoms (4 causes)
• Congestion and Nose symptoms (4 causes)
• Congestion and Respiratory symptoms (4 causes)
• Congestion and Temperature symptoms (3 causes)
• Congestion and Nerve symptoms (3 causes)
• Congestion and Pain (3 causes)
• Congestion and Sensory symptoms (3 causes)
• Congestion and Abnormal blood test symptoms (2 causes)
• Congestion and Blood symptoms (2 causes)
• Congestion and Body symptoms (2 causes)
• Congestion and Breath sound symptoms (2 causes)
• Congestion and Breath symptoms (2 causes)
• Congestion and Breathing difficulties (2 causes)
• Congestion and Cough (2 causes)
• more...»

See full list of 103 Symptom Checkers for Congestion

Congestion Treatments

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Alternative Treatments for Congestion

Alternative treatments or home remedies that have been listed as possibly helpful for Congestion may include:

• Horehound tea
• more treatments »

Stories from Users for Congestion

Real-life user stories relating to Congestion:

• Mild Congestion

Message Boards for Congestion

Symptom specific forums: The following patient stories in our interactive forums and message boards relate to Congestion or relevant symptoms:

• Allergic/Immunologic (213)
  • Chronic hives
  • Non-stop itching, no rash
  • Spontaneous flushing and redness of face and body.
  • Swelling & itching
  • Problems with my scalp can anyone help me
  • More user stories
• ENMT (Ears, Nose, Mouth and Throat) (656)
  • Pain on one side of throat
  • Swelling in roof of mouth
  • Tonsilliths (tonsil stones)
  • Painful white bumps on tongue
  • Please help! Mucus/dark circles/bad breath...
  • More user stories
• Respiratory (Lungs and Breathing) (313)
  • Please help my baby
  • Chest Pain/Pain While Breathing
  • Child takes deep breaths alot
  • Chlorine/ammonia odor when I breathe
  • Pain on left side of chest when I inhale...
  • More user stories
• Eyes (502)
  • Sudden blackout in vision??
  • Halo around the streetlights, glaucoma or something else?
  • Flashes of almost lightning type light with sound
  • Flashers, floaters, and more
  • Seeing spots
  • More user stories

Congestion: Comorbid Symptoms

Some of the comorbid or associated medical symptoms for Congestion may include these symptoms:

• Cardiovascular symptoms
• Face symptoms
• Head symptoms
• Heart symptoms
• Lung symptoms
• Nose symptoms
• Respiratory symptoms
• Temperature symptoms
• more associated symptoms...»

See all associated comorbid symptoms for Congestion

Causes of General Symptom Types

Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:

• Heart symptoms (2927 causes)
• Cardiovascular symptoms (3192 causes)
• Lung symptoms (3280 causes)
• Respiratory tract symptoms (5166 causes)
• Nose symptoms (2080 causes)
• Face symptoms (8109 causes)
• Head symptoms (10192 causes)
• Throat symptoms (3410 causes)
• Mouth symptoms (6864 causes)
• Breathing symptoms (3381 causes)
• Breath symptoms (3023 causes)
• more symptoms...»

Causes of Similar Symptoms to Congestion

Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Congestion:

• Nasal congestion (106 causes)
• Pulmonary congestion (4 causes)
• Congestive heart disease
• Red eye (630 causes)
• Pink eye
• Ocular trauma
• Foreign body
• Hyperemia
• Watering eye
• more symptoms...»

Definitions of Congestion:

Excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)

Organs affected by Congestion:

The list of organs typically affected by Congestion may include, but is not limited to:

• Sinuses

Detailed list of causes of Congestion

The list below shows some of the causes of Congestion mentioned in various sources:

• Acute lower respiratory conditions - Congestion
• Cigarette smoke allergy - congestion
• Deviated Septum - Congestion
• Junin virus - congestion
• more causes...»

See full list of 4 causes of Congestion

How Common are these Causes of Congestion?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Congestion. Of the 4 causes of Congestion that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

• 0 causes are "very common" diseases
• 1 causes are "common" diseases
• 0 causes are "uncommon" diseases
• 0 causes are "rare" diseases
• 0 causes are "very rare" diseases
• 3 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 4 causes of Congestion

Conditions listing medical symptoms: Congestion:

The following list of conditions have 'Congestion' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

Select from the following alphabetical view of conditions which include a symptom of Congestion or choose View All.

A

• Acute lower respiratory conditions ... Congestion

C

• Cigarette smoke allergy ... congestion

D

• Deviated Septum ... Congestion

J

• Junin virus ... congestion

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Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Congestion?

Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Congestion, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.

Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :

• General practitioner
• Respiratory physician
• more specialists...»

Classifications of Congestion:

Medical Conditions associated with Congestion:

Heart symptoms (2927 causes), Cardiovascular symptoms (3192 causes), Lung symptoms (3280 causes), Respiratory tract symptoms (5166 causes), Nose symptoms (2080 causes), Face symptoms (8109 causes), Head symptoms (10192 causes), Throat symptoms (3410 causes), Mouth symptoms (6864 causes), Breathing symptoms (3381 causes), Breath symptoms (3023 causes)

Symptoms related to Congestion:

Nasal congestion (106 causes), Pulmonary congestion (4 causes), Congestive heart disease, Red eye (630 causes), Pink eye, Ocular trauma, Foreign body, Hyperemia, Watering eye

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Medical News summaries about Congestion

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