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When you or a loved one suffers from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), you want to do everything you can to ease the symptoms.Inhalers, steroids and other medications, as well as oxygen therapy, are all potential treatments for these diseases,...
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How to relieve chest congestion For too many people, winter equals chest congestion season, when you have a load of mucus in your chest that just won’t come up, no matter how hard you cough. Chest congestion can be caused...
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Accidents and emergencies can happen with and without warnings, such as a severe snowstorm, hurricane or an unexpected fire. When they do happen, everyone, including oxygen therapy users, need to be able to act fast. To make sure that you’ll...
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Living with COPD might be challenging, as the damage to your lungs can cause shortness of breath and discomfort. Although it might be hard to breathe sometimes with COPD, that doesn’t mean you should quit being active. There are many...
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When the weather changes, people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) will most likely notice it as a change in their breathing. Weather extremes can cause COPD exacerbations for different reasons, but even the typical summer heat can create poor...
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