Emphysema gradually damages the air sacs (alveoli) in your lungs, making you progressively more short of breath. Emphysema is one of several diseases known collectively as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In emphysema, the inner walls of the air sacs weaken and eventually rupture creating one larger air space instead of many small ones. This reduces the surface area of the lungs and, in turn, the amount of oxygen that reaches your bloodstream.
The alveoli are plump grape-shaped structures. Small blood vessels surround the alveoli so blood can exchange O2 and CO2 through the alveoli. In emphysema, the alveoli collapse--not all, but some. So each breath, the body gets rid of less C02, and gets less O2. Also inflammation in the lungs can cause excess phlegm. So it's harder or just hard to breathe.
Emphysema makes it hard for you to breath because the tobacco in the cigarette burns your air sacks in your lungs and you can't stop it.
the person can have short of breath as the lungs are being weakened
because it closes the bronchial thingy's
Yes, in asthma, bronchitis, emphysema expiration is difficult than inspiration..
Have you ever tried eating while your nose was stuffed up and you could barely breathe out of it? Its a similar feeling to having emphysema, the not being able to breathe very well. Except for people with emphysema its not just their nose that they have trouble breathing through. Their lungs cannot fill with an adequate amount of air, (there isn't room in their lungs for that). It pretty hard to eat when you can barely breathe. If their condition is severe enough it can almost be like trying to hold your breath while eating. Try it once, you understand how they feel. :( Yet another reason not to smoke.
if you have had a heart condition in the past can having bronchitis make your condition reoccur
Tar does indeed block the lungs and can make it very difficult to breathe. This is a substance that is not supposed to be there.
You could have heart problems that cause you to have chest burn and make it difficult to breathe. You could have also eaten something that doesn't agree with you.
Each patient should first talk to his/her doctor about exercise. However, generally speaking, it is good for MOST patients to have some exercise, as tolerated. Emphysema can make it harder to breathe. A patient may need to go slowly, and use safety rails on stairs.
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This is possible in not so well managed patients.
Because germs cause pain in your breathing passages and do not let you breathe, so you sneeze to make them go away.
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You breathe! -_-
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