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Unfortunately, there is no cure for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
Depending on it's severity, there are some very good treatments for it.
COPD covers several respiratory diseases including, Bronchitis, Emphysema, Chronic Pneumonia, etc. According to the CDC, cigarette smoking is the Number 1 cause of COPD. There are just treatments to manage the symptoms.
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∙ 11y agoYes, Go to the Doctors if: You Can't Sleep , Your Fever last more than 3days or is more than 101 degrees Fahrenheit , You are having trouble breathing or Your Mucus you cough up is Green or Bloody
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∙ 13y agoIt can be managed - with oxygen supplementation, bronchodilators, not smoking, and the like, but it cannot truly be cured (since the partial destruction of lung architecture is not reversible).
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∙ 13y agoThere are treatments but no cures. Emphysema is typically treated like Asthma with bronchial dilators and steroidal anti inflamatories. In extreme cases lung volume reduction surgery can be performed which would help make exhaling easier.
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∙ 9y agoNo, unfortunately COPD is not yet curable. There are medicines and treatments that reduce the symptoms.
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∙ 13y agoDont smoke
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Can bronchitis be cure?
yes
Will doxycycline cure bronchitis?
Acute bronchitis is normally viral, and is not curable with antibiotics.
Can cranberry juice cure bronchitis?
Maybe
How many cures are there for bronchitis?
There is no cure, only treatment that can be done.
What is a sentence with rasping in it?
Chronic bronchitis can lead to a rasping cough that is difficult to cure.
What are the major symptoms of bronchitis and how it can be cure naturally?
bronchitis is an inflammation of the bronchial tubes, those being the air passages that extend from the windpipe into the lungs. This is a breathing disorder.
Is there a cure for inflammation inside the bronchus?
Bronchitis is most often viral, and so there is no cure. It normally resolves within weeks with supportive treatment.
What is the best thing for bronchitis?
The best thing that someone with bronchitis can do is stop smoking (if they smoke) or avoid second hand smoke or other irritants such as dust as much as possible. There is no cure for bronchitis but quitting smoking and avoiding irritants will significantly reduce the symptoms and slow down progression of the disease.
How many people have died from bronchitis?
about 100 pople had suffured to cure it i dont know
What are facts about a onion?
Onions were used as a remedy to cure headaches in the middle ages. They are also used for ailments like coughs, colds, and bronchitis.
When was bronchitis discovered?
"bill nye the science guy invented bronchitis when his daughter had all the symptoms when she was five years old. sadly bill nye didn't find the cure in time his daughter passed away on april18th. later on he found the cure which is peeing into the ill persons belly button and then the ill person will be better in no time. so if you have bronchitis just find a healthy person to pee into your belly button." ^ whoever wrote this is an idiot
Is antibiotics used to cure bronchitis?
is prescribed to treat a bacterial infection. Biaxin is an antibiotic, and yes is good for bronchitis. GOOD BYE ... We often prescribe Biaxin (the generic name is clarithromycin) for infections such as bronchitis, strep throat, pneumonia, ear infections, sinus infections, or tonsillitis. Hope this helps! Dr. B.
