Does my Daddy have emphysema =[ ?!


Question: Does my Daddy have emphysema =[ !?
Hes an ex smoker!. Smoked moderate amount for over 10 years not quite sure how long though!.!.!.

He quit 2 years ago!. I thought you get emphysema straight after you smoke!?

Anyway symptoms:
- Chronic cough longer than 3 months
- Dry, rarely producing phlegm
- Always wakes up early
- Cough mild
- Coughs about, roughly !.!.!. i dont know!.!.!. 25 times an hour!? I dont know =S
- A little bit of Wheezing not much

I know emphysema is like deposits of tar /c arbon in the lung sacs (thankyou to Quit ads for educating me), but what actually is bad about it!? And can it kill you!? &Can it reduce life!?

By how much!?

Can you treat it permanently!?

If you dont think its Emphysema what could it be!?

hes tried antibiotics and asthma pumps and hay fever medicine!. The doctor said his nostrils are inflamed or swollen or something

&hes had chest x ray and blood test which were clear!.

Help me!.!.!. I want to help my Daddy =[ Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
Basically Emphysema due to deposits of tar and other residues causes the alveolar walls in the lungs to degenerate thereby reducing the functional surface area available for gaseous exchange!.

He may have respiratory insufficiency which can be dangerous, like in a polluted environment!.

Antibiotics or hay fever medicine wont help as it isn't either a microbial infection or an allergy!.

I would recommend YOGA and breathing exercises taught in yoga!. They can help greatlyWww@Answer-Health@Com

If your daddy has emphysema, the doctor would know it by now!. It shows up on x-rays!.

Emphysema is when the air sacs in the lungs get stretched out too much and can't go back to their original state, so the victim has trouble getting oxygen in the right way!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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