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Lungs problems (COPD), causes, symptoms, and treatment for patient education
COPD stands for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It is also sometimes called as chronic obstructive airway disease (COAD). This is primarily a lung disease in people who smoke for a long period of times but occasionally it may have a different cause. Reasons for COPD: The most common reason for development of COPD is tobacco…
Why do we cough? Common reasons
Cough is a very common symptom of many diseases which affects the lungs, airways, throat, nose, sinuses, and ears. We may cough “normally” from time to time, to clear any irritant or mucus in the airways too. Cough reflex is inbuilt/inherit protective reflex in our bodies. Multiple stimuli like touch, distention or displacement of airway/throat…
What to know about Breathing Test (spirometry)
Spirometry is one of the most performed breathing tests. It can be called as simple breathing test. This test measures the amount of air we breathe out in one deep/big breath. It is based on a simple breathing technique and can be performed using a specialized medical instrument, called spirometer. It is indicated in many…
What is asthma: Symptoms, diagnosis and management
Healthy lungs are needed for effective and effort-free breathing. As we discussed in our last blog, what happens when our lungs are damaged, there are multiple reasons for being breathless due to a variety of lung diseases. Asthma is one of the most common lung diseases causing breathlessness. Before we talk about asthma, we need…
What Happens if the Lungs are Damaged
Lungs are designed for effective breathing so that we can get oxygen from the air and deliver it to the various body organs and remove carbon dioxide from the tissues and breathe it out from the lungs back to the air. Healthy lungs breathe for lungs. Lungs can be damaged in a variety of ways…
Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
Obstructive sleep apnoea or OSA is the most common sleep disorders. It has highest incidence in morbidly obese people with BMI more than 35-40 kg/m2. Its characteristic clinical features include loud snoring intermittent choking during sleep poor sleep waking up unfreshened in the morning Dry mouth on waking up early morning headache in severe cases…
