While winter brings holiday cheer, it also presents a problem for people who have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In the same way that the spring season is synonymous with allergies, the cold winter season can aggravate COPD and trigger potentially deadly flare-ups. Let’s talk about the challenges COPD patients encounter in the winter, how…
When you have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), you don’t breathe normally. You may easily get short of breath. You might also notice a feeling of congestion in your chest. Patients with COPD today have newer, more effective treatments available to alleviate their symptoms and to give them a renewed sense of well-being. Let’s take…
Difficulty breathing, coughing, wheezing, and mucus production are all symptoms of the inflammatory lung disease called COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). COPD is a grouping of pulmonary conditions that the patient is suffering simultaneously, usually emphysema and chronic bronchitis. COPD is not curable, but it is treatable and manageable. In addition to eliminating exposure to…
