I'm curious to learn more about you and your cough. COPD is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. It is most common in folks older than 40 who have smoked or been heavily exposed to lung irritatants. If you're younger than 40, and haven't had these …

My father is 73 years old. He has a history of smoking and he quit the same in 1985. He had breathing problem in 2013 and needed to be hospitalised. Pneumothorax was performed and he was doing well since then. No supplemental O2 was needed. However, in …

Hello, I’m going to make this as short as possible. My dad was diagnosed in 2015 and has been living in the mountains of Colorado at approximately 11,000 ft. He has only seen a pulmonary specialist once and has finally quit smoking recently after a 15 …

hiya all, I have an appointment with the doctors soon but not soon enough and I’m worried for my health, im 18 years old, I’ve never smoked but I’m very very short of breath it feels like sometimes I forget to breathe or it will feel like my lungs are …

What is the best diet for a copd patient?Also eating white rice is good for copd patient. And how to avoid catching cold?. My copd gets worse when I catch cold.

I just found this site yesterday and was looking at all that was here. I like the Q & A. I have been diagnosed with COPD in 2015 and was tested in 2016 after another hospital admittance. However, I recovered so quickly from this and other hospital …

I LIVE IN THE DESERT BY LAS VEGAS. I USE A SWAMP COOLER AS I CAN NOT AFFORD TO USE MY CENTRAL AIR.I CHANGED THE PADS EVERY YEAR. DO I NEED TO AD SOMETHING TO THE WATER RESIVIOR TO KEEP ANY POSSIBLE MOLD AND I DON NOT HAVE TO SMELL IT.I CAN NOT SEEM TO …

hello everyone, my questions is copd use inhaler everyday, how often do u cough? day time or at night time

I am finding my emphysema increasingly difficult to live with. Setting aside my inglorious physical decline, until recently I'd managed the disease reasonably well on a steady diet of denial, stoicism, and the sort of black humor that comes from binge …

The COPD Foundation has teamed up with Sunovion and Caring.com to create REEL COPD. A video campaign that will highlight the lives of caregivers and their loved ones living with COPD. REEL COPD is a part of the COPD Together project ( http://copdtogether …

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My Test 3 Months Ago Received my numbers today and comments on paper. PVC 4.57 97% Today 4.12 FEV1 2.96 79% Today 2.3 FEV1/FVC 65% Today 55% Full function lungs and 18% increase after inhaler. 43 years old Male Someone dropped the ball or I’m being …

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Hello mcat43, Wow... good for you! That's a lot of ground to cover in 40 minutes. Kandy and Dave have a good suggestion, to talk with your doc about taking an inhaler before you warm up and run. I've heard that the longer-acting bronchodilators are an …

My Team, Received my numbers today and comments on paper. PVC 4.57 97% FEV1 2.96 79% FEV1/FVC 65% MVV 43% Spirometry shows mild obstruction. Decreased MVV. There was no response to inhaled bronchodilator. Lung volumes are essentially normal. …

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I have found that using the Aerobika has really helped me bring up mucus and not need to cough in public. I use it by itself or with a nebulizer and hypertonic saline 7% or 3% or even with plain saline 0.9% solution. It is very helpful as shown in …

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Larry, To me your numbers look good, but I am not a doctor. You took the time and effort to have the test done so talking to the doctor would seem to me the best option. If you would like to learn what some of the test results are in reference to there …

My husband has COPD and just got his second Moderna shot. I know not feeling good is common for some people, but today he says he doesn't feel good but is also short of breath. Has anyone else experienced this. He's going to call his doctor if it doesn't …