Which groups of lung patients are at risk of exacerbation during hot weather

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Which groups of lung patients are at risk of exacerbation during hot weather

The groups of lung patients who should monitor their symptoms and take good care of themselves during the hot season or when the weather gets hotter include:

1. Obstructive airway disease

Asthma, emphysema, and tracheitis are considered to be diseases in the same group, which is the obstructive airway disease. Normally, when we breathe in, the bronchi expand and when we breathe out, the bronchi contract. People with obstructive airway disease will have more bronchial constriction than normal people, making it difficult to breathe out, causing air to accumulate in the lungs. Therefore, the hotter the weather, the more we have to breathe faster, the more dangerous it is because it will make the patient breathe in a lot but not be able to breathe out, which risks life-threatening from breathing too fast to the point of suffocation.

2. Pulmonary fibrosis

patients in this group will have imperfect lungs, not able to function at 100% due to fibrosis. The patient’s lungs may only function at 50-60%. As a result, this group of patients will basically breathe faster than normal people. When exposed to hotter weather, they will breathe even faster than before, making it easy for the disease to flare up. Importantly, rapid breathing stimulates the release of inflammatory substances in the lungs, which further stimulates the disease to spread more. It is like pouring oil on a fire. The patient’s lungs will become even worse, deteriorating faster, to the point where it may be dangerous.

3. Allergic diseases

bronchial allergies, nasal allergies are คาสิโนออนไลน์ UFABET ฝากถอนรวดเร็ว เริ่มต้นเล่นง่าย diseases that can flare up and become more severe in hot weather. The symptoms found are nasal congestion, runny nose, feeling heavy headed, making patients’ bodies weaker more easily. If there is no danger from the disease, there may be danger from an accident because the body is weaker.