Breathe easy - as quietly and as a man needs! And as it is beginning to be appreciated by those who had to deal with COPD - chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. After all, their companions for a long time become short of breath, frequent attacks of coughing and breathing problems at the slightest physical exertion.
Talk about COPD little crime, and in fact this disease is the third leading cause of death in the world. The lack of information makes it impossible to timely diagnosis and successful treatment. Many people simply do not realize that the sick, taking COPD symptoms for signs of very different without these serious diseases.
As a result, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patient's airway narrowing markedly reducing the flow of air. The disease usually develops after 40 years, and patients blamed harassing their symptoms for age and other health problems.
COPD experts call "disease of smokers", but the disease can also occur on the background of systematic air pollution at the site of human habitation.
This disease significantly impairs the patient's quality of life. It pursues a cough, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, even at the slightest physical exertion. It comes to the fact that patients not only can not leave the house, but even get out of bed. They are not able to work to support themselves. They just do not have enough breath! People turn to the disabled, and then completely die. And all this in a short time.
If COPD is not treated, constantly monitoring the condition, regular exacerbations occur. And each new outbreak of the disease impairs lung function.
Meanwhile, patients are in no hurry to seek medical help. And even if treated, are unwilling to take drugs to do inhalation and breathing exercises. First, prescribed road funds, and need to use them constantly. And no state compensation in this regard is not provided. Secondly, there is also a psychological factor - some just do not want to recognize yourself sick and refuse on this basis of bad habits.
In the same patients that adhere to prescribed therapy, there is a chance to live to a very respectable age. But most importantly, time to diagnose the disease and to take all measures to prevent its further development and compensation of the current state.
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