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ANY lung irritant, like smoking, (or bon fires, air pollution, 2nd hand smoke, etc.) will all continue to worsen emphysema. Emphysema is chronic, though. The damage is already present and will worsen.
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If you quit smoking will your emphysema keep getting worse?
no. it may get better instead
What does emphysema increased by?
Basically smoking, as the most common cause of emphysema is smoking itself.
What does emphysema increase?
Basically smoking, as the most common cause of emphysema is smoking itself.
What does smoking worsen?
smoking worsens emphysema
You are 50 and have mild emphysema from smoking-you stopped smoking 6 years agoWill your emphysema get worse or will it stay as it is ie mild breathlessness?
Emphysema is a chronic long-term disease that blocks air way to lungs, meaning it will continue to affect the person by giving them shortness of breath. A treatment to Emphysema is to quit smoking as mentioned above, and then there are medications like Bronchodilators which improve the construction of the airways. So unless they keep smoking, no Emphysema can not worsen and can even be improved.
Can emphysema be prevented?
Yes, not smoking can prevent emphysema. However, it can not be cured.
How many emphysema cases come from smoking?
Heavy cigarette smoking causes about 80-90% of all emphysema cases
What is the major cause of emphysema?
smoking
Causes of emphysema?
The exact causes is still not known but it is believed to be caused by inhalation of polutant. These stuffs cause immune reaction that somehow destroy your alveoli. And/or smoking can cause emphysema, weakening/eating away the thin skin tissue of your lungs.
What is smoking and its effects?
Smoking can cause emphysema, heart disease, and cancer.
When was emphysema found?
by smoking and dirty plice working cause emphysema
Is emphysema linked to smoking?
most definitely.
