Weird smokey sensation in chest, what is it?

[prismpower]

Hey all. Over all I am doing better and better. A couple nights ago I slept like a baby in the first time for what felt like forever.

However I have a health issue I was wondering anybody could figure out for me since some of you are older and wiser than me and maybe have heard of it before:

I have this weird smokey sensation in my chest often. Did not cough up any mucus today, but was a bit congested. Can anybody tell me what this is, is it just congestion or what- and is it common. I really don't want to spend more money on going to a doctor. Every time I go I always pass the tests, he says I'm fine/my lungs are clear etc. The sensation does make me a little nervous tho but it does not feel that severe or life threatening or anything. I can breathe fine (as long as I don't get worked up over anxiety) Is this just part of the healing process of getting over the hell-ish bronchitis? I also heard it could be allergies.

I really am stopping myself from going crazy by looking up stuff online and self-diagnosing a bunch of crap I don't have lol. I am tempted to but I need to stop doing that. I tried looking it up online a few hours ago and it was.... symptoms of dying in a real fire. No, I am definitely not going through that.

 

[triceps]

Hi prismpower. My bronchitis is still going (but better) after a month. But I'm still a smoker and am not sure a "smoky feeling" I might have in my chest wouldn't be related to that. However, anxiety has produced odd tastes in my mouth and often after a shower makes me think my back is still wet after it is perfectly dry. So, I'm very confident that your anxiety could produce the sensation you're going thru.