What effect does the common cold have on breathing?

Answer 1

What effects does the common cold have on breathing? The answer to this question can vary. Since the common cold is a type of virus (generally speaking), it's symptoms can manifest in different ways. It can predominantly affect one or more areas or it's presence can seem to affect multiple areas equally.

For instance, you can have a common cold that manifest as a stuffy or runny nose (as one of the symptoms, which could be the main problem) and this would certainly affect one's ability to breath normally.

The common cold could manifest as congestion in the chest area and this could most certainly affect one's ability to breathe normally.

It could manifest as a consistent cough which could affect breathing.

The common cold have any or all of the above symptoms simultaneously for which the affect on breathing would most certainly be present.

So, in summary, the common cold effects, relating to breathing, could manifest as a runny and or stuffy nose, persistent cough, sore throat, or congested chest area (sometimes affecting the lungs) or any combination of the aforementioned, all of which could affect breathing to some degree.

Answer 2

Well, it's obvious that it makes you have a hard time breathing here is why. It is because your lungs are most likely irritated. And that the mucus is clogging up your nostrils and throat. It is not harmful but irritating.