Hi, just wondering how many people have heard of this novel therapy in development? Currently in stage 1 clinical trials. I have contacted the company and may be eligible for stage 2-3 clinical trials. The therapy has already been administered to several …

Hello Everyone, Can “lung age” improve relative to your actual age, or at least remain stable if you stay smoke-free and healthy? I’m 56 former light smoker who smoke for 30 years 1-1.5 packs per week (4-6 pack years). My estimated lung age: 73 years. …

Hello 360 Social, I did have light exercise and healthy diet, no exacerbations in 2025. My Pulmonary only said it is the same as Jan. 2025. Can someone please explain the results and mention if something looks better than the last PFT i posted? The …

wound up in er ten days ago due to shortness of breath and confusion. Clicking / crackling when I breathe in especially waking up. Hr 90-100 waking up. Slows to 80ish throughout day at rest. They said I looked ok and ct showed nothing bad. Said anxiety …

My previous post was here . There was a lot to summarize. I recently went in for another Spirometry. For some reason, they didn’t check my DLCo values at all (maybe insurance said no?). I’m wondering if those you on LABAs commonly see improvements on …

I am on a steroid Inhaler. Can this cause a bad taste in the mouth in the morning?

Am new to my illness copd/emphysema i feel tired all the time i do my breathing exercises and take all my meds but for this last month i get up and am still tired i find it hard to sleep as soon as i settle down and sitting up coughing for an hr sometime …

Hello All I was just recently diagnosed with COPD at the end of July, and was just wondering if anyone else experiences nights were they can't sleep, tinnitus, (ringing in your ears), or phantom sharp pinprick type pains around various places n your body …

good morning, I just recently put the humidity bottle on my concentrator. So I know that we have to use distilled water but what I’d like to know is how often do we clean this bottle? What do we clean it with. It says that we’re not to pour water on top …

good morning, I’ve just been out of the hospital for four weeks with about a pneumonia for 15 days. So I came home on 5 L of oxygen when I was on 2 L. Now I find myself where I can wean myself down to four when I was with physical therapy, but there’s …

it’s depressing knowing I can’t do what I used to

Sorry I'm not very good at this, lol. Here is my Feb 14, 2025 test. I might add it was done 6 weeks after a bad bout of covid.The second test is from Sept 25, 2025. I quit smoking March 2025, so about 6 months ago. T

Hello All! During a bout with Covid last Fall, I had a CT scan which indicated mild centrilobular emphysema and trace biapecal pariseptal emphysema. My GP said these results could be the result of Covid, since I'd had a CT scan less than two years …

Welcome T Town.......Sooooo......If you've been following for a few months then I'll guess you've already read the info in the tabs at the top of the page--if not then read--It's helpful. I'm just a patient like yourself so I can't answer your questions …

Just saw my doctor today. Had been on 100 Trelegy for awhile. He gave me samples of Trelegy 200. Any one tried it yet and what were the result. Thank you.

3 years ago this month I was prescribed low dose short term prednisone after a trip to the ER for difficulty breathing. I felt great right away. After several weeks I had to do another short burst and again after a few more weeks. In all it took about 3 …

when you buy distilled water for you oxygen concentrator, where do you store the plastic bottle, and can you keep it in the plastic jug it came in(Humidifier bottle)

The New England Asters are in full bloom and helping to prepare the Monarch butterflies for their migration south to Mexico. How many can you find on this plant?

am a 50-year-old female (height 5'5") with a 25-year history of cigarette smoking. In January 2025, I experienced a severe episode of COVID-19 with associated bronchitis. In February 2025, while still smoking, I underwent pulmonary function testing (PFT) …

EVERY medication has risks and benefits. We are always trying to balance one against the other. Eye issues are related to the LAMA component (in the case of Trelegy- this is umeclidinium ). This is similar to Tiotropium ( Spiriva), glycopyrrolate, and …

The dew point comfort chart that is posted here has me confused. Current conditions here are: temp +1.1C, dewpoint -3.1C, humidity 74%, air pressure is dropping. According to the comfort scale, this is a very low dewpoint, is good. Would I feel better if …

As our winter turns to spring and then soon summer, i can feel the air holding more water in it. Well, my lungs can. Humidity is awful. So is cold but humidity is a special kind of hell for my breathing. All summer (i live in iowa) i have to refuse …

Hello Everyone, I reside in New York City and have been prescribed n-acetylcysteine nebulizer and pools to help thin lung mucus. I am having a very difficult time finding these nebulizer ampules. I have checked with all of the major pharmacy chains and …

Does anyone have problems in 90% humidity?

Taken out my front door during the Oregon 2020 fires. Fires were 20-30 miles away. Air quality was in the 300-400 scale here and much worse in other areas. I just try to stay inside and mask up if I do have to go anywhere. I have mini splits that don't …