Living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can be challenging, but with the right tools and support, you can effectively manage your symptoms and lead a fulfilling life. One crucial aspect of COPD management is the use of breathing apparatuses, which can help improve your breathing, increase oxygen levels, and enhance your overall quality of life.
Topics: COPD Treatment, Sleep Apnea, Respironics SimplyGo, Disease Management, breathing exercises, breathlessness
Topics: COPD, COPD Treatment, Disease Management, copd tips
Smoking is a leading cause of preventable deaths in the United States. The key word here being “preventable”. Smoking is completely preventable. As impossible as it might seem to quit smoking right now, there is no better time than now and to utilize the tools that are at your fingertips.
Topics: Quit Smoking,, COPD, COPD Treatment, Disease Management, Arya Airtivo Max
Topics: COPD, Disease Management, caire freestyle comfort,, inogen one G5
A recent study by British scientists have shown encouraging evidence that retinoic acid can slow the progression of emphysema and in some cases, even reverse damage caused by the disease. This acid is found in Vitamin A. Results from tests on mice have been very positive and the scientists how to begin human trials in the near future. This study is being conducted by doctors at King’s College in London where they have made great strides in revolutionizing treatment for COPD and other respiratory ailments.
Topics: COPD, COPD Treatment, Diet Tips, Emphysema, Disease Management
This post was updated: 10/06/2016
Pulmonary Fibrosis has been diagnosed in around 140,000 Americans, and typically affects people in the age range of 50 to 75 according to the American Lung Association. Like most respiratory diseases, the affects of pulmonary fibrosis may develop more slowly or quickly in different people.
Topics: Respiratory Disease, Disease Management, Pulmonary Fibrosis
This post was updated on 05/24/16 to add more information.
Well, it’s that time of year again. We are coming up on the summer months which means sunshine, picnics, barbecues, vacations, and more are in your near future! Whether you have a summer packed full of plans or you are just looking forward to the nice weather and spending time with friends and family, it’s easy to see why summer is a lot of people’s favorite time of year.
Here’s the deal:
Topics: COPD, Disease Management
Successfully treating and managing your COPD is like playing a game of chess. You aim to stay 3 steps ahead of the disease at all times, but there’s always a chance that your opponent, COPD, has a trick move up its sleeve.
Because there is no cure for the disease, the goal of treating COPD is to manage your symptoms and to maintain or improve your quality of life.
Topics: COPD, Disease Management
Daylight savings time has passed which means the days are getting shorter and the weather is getting colder. For some, the cold weather and shorter days are a refreshing change. However, if you suffer from COPD, chances are you dread winter.
Cold weather has the ability to negatively affect your COPD in a number of different ways. From causing you to experience shortness of breath to putting you at a higher risk of getting sick, there are several risk factors you have to account for. Not to mention, winter is the peak of cold and flu season.
Topics: COPD, Respiratory Disease, Disease Management
Back in December we met Larry Peel. Larry was diagnosed with COPD about 11 years ago and has been on supplemental oxygen for the past 7 years.
We got in touch with Larry because one of our owners saw a news report about him. He had received an oxygen concentrator from his insurance company, Kaiser but now they were wanting the unit back because they said that he had received it in error.
Larry explained that he needed the portable during his long shifts as a 911 operator but the insurance company still called his lifeline to oxygen, "non-essential".
Peel sometimes resorted to going without oxygen and trying to remain as still and calm as possible to avoid getting winded and triggering a coughing spell.
As you can imagine, in the life of a 911 dispatcher this was not always possible. It's estimated that patients who do not use their required oxygen increase their chances of heart failure or stroke by up to 50%.
With Larry's dosage he would need up to 5 or 6 heavy tanks to last him through a 10 or 12 hour shift. He feared that he would have to quit work, leaving this single dad unable to support himself and his son.
Topics: COPD, oxygen therapy, SeQual eQuinox, Disease Management
