my mom has COPD uses the swamp cooler home. How often should the filters be changed

I don't know the name of it but supposedly the insurance wants it - I cant figure out why they would want it so I'm skeptical. I have to go next week and pick up some box that I guess I attach to myself somehow, then turn my 02 off and try to sleep …

I like this Ken. Sounds like a peaceful and relaxing way to finish the day.(I collect Pachinko machines to repair and play.)

I smoked for 40 years and now a nonsmoker for 3-1/2. I visited my doctor for my annual physical and for the first time had a spirometry test and a lung  Xray. The only problem I had  encountered  was shortness of breath on stairs …

I have had many ABG tests and my PaCO2 levels always come back at the upper end of normal (46mm/hg) but these tests are always done when I am at rest and my SpO2 levels are 96-98%. Can my CO2 levels change with exertion? when my pulse O2 levels drop? …

Hey guys, I'm new to this site and I am totally in the dark about Dianne R's post Exercise Breathing co2 tag.

Has anybody experienced shortness of breath when they try to get into the driver side of the car to start driving. I usually have to set there in the seat for about two minutes to catch my breath, then start driving.

I KNEW this would happen!! For those of you who may not be familiar with me, I have had a long, (76 in July), and pretty healthy life, with a few speed bumps along the way. Premature birth, a childhood of second-hand smoke, and 20 years of smoking a …

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I'm only 50 yo!! Recently diagnosed with COPD. I feel tired and with no motivation to do anything. I have a Flovent inhaler but when I use it I feel even more exhausted. Im not handling this very well. I was a long distance cyclist and I was hoping to …

This is a question just out of curiosity and no one here may know the answers but what the heck, I'll ask anyway. How do oxygen supply companies come up with the costs of LOX that they charge. Obviously they have responsibility for the hard assets …

I need help. I have had COPD for 51/2 years and am on oxygen 24 hours. Before this disease my husband of 52 years and I never argued. It has become so heated now that it's explosive. My priority with the time I have left is peace and compassion. The …

originally diagnosed with COPD. Found out that I have sleep apnea and my oxygen levels are dropping and staying low for extended periods of time while asleep. But any ideas why my levels are dropping during the day with little exercise, like walking 2 …

Yes first exacerbation end of March. I try to get my pulmo heads up if I feel I need to have more meds to prevent a hospital stay. He is over 100 miles one way so communicate thru my chart e-mails. Last hospital stay was in 06 with a strep pneumonia. I …

I have been on prednisone for over 6 years at different does. Am now on 5mg Dailey plus Spiriva. I just changed doctors and he wanted me to think about getting off pred and using inhaled steroid instead. What are others using.

Hi - I don't have any personal knowledge of where you should start, but wanted to welcome you to COPD360Social and give you a few suggestions. I would start by calling my insurance company. Depending on the type of insurance that you have, you may be …

Spiriva is tiotropium and Atrovent is ipratropium, so while they are similar, they are not exactly the same, and you may not have a reaction to the Atrovent. I agree with genekathy, that you should continue to try until you find a medication that you do …

i have been put on night oxygen and having hard time with noise of concentrator. Does anyone have any tips on how they handle it?

Ok...here goes. I have stage 4 COPD. I travel 100,000 miles a year for the foundation, I keep up an antique boat and a 1931 Ford Model A. I recently installed a home generator pretty much by myself, and other than grass cutting I pretty much do all the …

Yes, I have been using the Aerobika for about a month it has an adjustable setting, so you can make the resistance harder or lighter, depending on how you're doing you can also use it with the nebulizer or by itself. I use it in the morning with a 7% …

My Mom is 80 years old and after fighting pneumonia, various infections, allergies (or so we thought) and a visit to the emergency room today for coughing up blood, we heard the letters COPD for the first time. Her current pulmonologist has no plan at …

My mom has COPD really severe. I have been staying with her to help out. I recently bought a Shark powered vacuum. She was told that it wasn't good for people with COPD. Can someone tell me why? I am thinking that it will clean better than the 25 year …

I am an 84 yr old with Stage 4 COPD. I recently went for 6 min walk test to re certify for my oxygen. My FEV1 is 29% and results of my walk dropping to 89% only. How can this be? I have been on O2 for 7 years, now suddenly getting better???

Rosaleen have you been checked for bronchiectasis? That is what my problem was with infections over and over. My pulmo has put me on zpak 3 times a week now so far so good. I seen another lady been on for 5 yrs of zpak and a guy I know takes it every day …