So you can't breathe and your doc gifts you an inhaler. Welcome to the unglamorous life with chronic or severe acute bronchitis. In the glamorous universe of health devices, inhalers are as essential as Thor's hammer – you're pretty much screwed without it.

Get this - they deliver medication directly to your lungs. Sounds intense, right? These bad boys open up your airways to make breathing less of a monumental task. Think of it as taking the tiny lane during rush hour instead of jostling on the freeway.

Now, there's no one-size-fits-all in the world of inhalers. There are various options available, each with its own superhero powers and nagging side effects. Among these are short-acting beta-2 agonists, like albuterol, that come to your rescue when you're in the midst of a wheezing fit or having a One Direction-level difficulty in catching a breath.

Inhaled corticosteroids are another bunch your doc might enlist for your cause. They're like microscopic gladiators sent in to wrestle the inflammation swarming in your lungs. High-dose ones can help slow your journey down the dark rabbit hole of chronic bronchitis as a part of COPD. But as the saying goes - no good deed goes unpunished. They might invite some unwelcome guests like thrush in the mouth and risk of getting pneumonia.

Nebulizers are the nice gent who opens doors for you (or in this case, opens your airways). Its main crowd? Those with bone-rattling asthma, chronic bronchitis, and COPD patients having a rough romp with breathing in. It delivers the medication as a mist, no advanced yogic breathing technique required. Side effects? Same old.

So how do you deal with the horror show that is bronchitis? Definitely not by chomping on antibiotics like M&M's. Modifications are key. Quit smoking, reduce exposure to second-hand smoke or move away from that annoying co-worker who bathes in cologne. These can all put a lead foot on the pedal towards managing your bronchitis situation.

In this rollercoaster we call life, a nasty bout of bronchitis can seriously cramp your style. Chronic bronchitis isn't a joke - get your charming backside to a healthcare professional before you end up gasping for breath like a fish out of water. Trust us, it's not quite the party you imagine it is.