People living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) understand the importance of following their COPD treatment plan. Some doctors recommend additional lifestyle modifications to help their patients maximize their COPD treatment plan. Here are five easy steps to help you gain the most out of your COPD treatment plan. How Do I Get Started to Maximize My COPD Treatment … Read more
Millions of people quit smoking every year, and lung health after smoking cessation has become a prominent theme among healthcare professionals. About 47 percent of smokers attempt to quit annually. This is not surprising given that the number one cause of preventable death in the worldwide is smoking. Over 400,000 people die every year from smoking, and an additional … Read more
The importance of oxygen and the lungs is on the minds of many people with chronic lung diseases. Getting enough oxygen can be challenging when you’re living with a chronic lung disease. However, the importance of oxygen and the lungs is essential to good overall health. Let’s discuss how the respiratory system works, and how to increase your … Read more
An incentive spirometer is a device that’s often used during deep breathing exercises for patients with chronic lung diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Using this device is intended to provide chronic lung disease patients with several benefits. Here are 3 benefits that using an incentive spirometer regularly could have for you: 1. Keeping … Read more
If you are having difficulties breathing or catching your breath, your first instinct may be to avoid exercise and exertion. But did you know? It’s actually good for you to do some exercise. It sounds counterintuitive. If you’re having trouble breathing, as people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) do, you might think it best to rest. … Read more
For tissues and organs to receive the proper amount of oxygen, your heart must pump blood successfully. For someone with COPD or another lung disease, low blood oxygen levels are concerning. A healthy heart’s blood flow cycle follows this pattern: body-heart-lungs-heart-body. To understand how oxygen affects the heart, it’s important to understand how the heart works as well … Read more
For people with a very severe form of lung disease there are very few options for treatment. Lung diseases like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), interstitial lung disease or pulmonary fibrosis, are terminal and have no known cure. Even with the availability of alternative treatments, some people do not find the relief they need from the harshening symptoms of their … Read more
For people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema, pulmonary fibrosis and other chronic lung diseases, keeping a close eye on their blood oxygen level is typically part of the daily routine. However, for people living with COPD and other chronic lung conditions, receiving enough oxygen can be challenging. Every cell, organ and tissue in your body needs adequate oxygen, … Read more
One of the challenges that you face living with COPD is getting enough oxygen into your body. COPD causes inflammation and irreversible damage to your lungs that cause air to get trapped, which prevents fresh air from getting in. This makes it difficult to breathe, especially exhaling. For this reason, people with COPD look for as many … Read more
Pulmonary fibrosis is a condition in which your lung tissue becomes scarred, making it difficult to breathe. While smoking cigarettes or environmental irritants can increase the likelihood of developing the disease, in most cases, the cause is unknown. Symptoms vary from person to person, but often include the following: coughing, weakness, fatigue, achy joints and weight … Read more