How Many Lung Obstruction In Adults. Part 3 of 3

How Many Lung Obstruction In Adults – Part 3 of 3

Shortness of breath was most common. Tilert said the survey did not consider COPD and asthma individually, so part figures for each disorder aren’t available. However, because of the age of the population in the study these data probably are picking up more cases of COPD than asthma. COPD is a progressive, debilitating infirmity without a cure. “Treatments are directed at symptom relief, so we have airway expanders and oxygen if the COPD is severe. There are also anti-inflammatory drugs that are used to reduce the number of flare-ups”.

Flare-ups are usually caused by infection. Lung operate decreases after each episode. Some people can live with COPD until they die from another cause. “But there is a fairly large number of people whose COPD gets worse and worse and they on of COPD. About 85 percent of COPD cases are related to smoking, although sometimes asthma progresses to COPD. “The majority of COPD can be prevented by not smoking web site. With fewer Americans smoking COPD extent will likely decline as more nonsmokers age.

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