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Suggest Remedy For Shortness Of Breath While Waking Up
I have emphysema all thought I gave up smoking 26 years ago now 77 years old I now take oxygen at night 4.5lt per minute looking on the net by all accounts this could be doing me more harm the good. when I wake in the morning I am very short of breath also end up with a blocked nose half way through the night I intend to drop this level to 2lt per min DO you thick this is a good idea ?
Tue, 29 Dec 2015
if you are candidate for home oxygen therapy than you should take oxygen atlest to maintain your spo2 more than 90%.this oxygen therapy is beneficial in your case.you should also go for 2d echo and pulmonary function test.
for blocked nose try steam inhalation at early morning.
for blocked nose try steam inhalation at early morning.
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