2024年11月19日 · The most important step in any treatment plan for emphysema is to quit all smoking. Stopping smoking can keep emphysema from getting worse and making it harder to breathe. Talk with your healthcare professional about stop-smoking programs, nicotine replacement products and medicines that might help.

There isn’t a cure for emphysema. Even if you quit smoking, your lungs won’t be able to heal the existing damage. However, you can slow emphysema down with treatment.

2024年3月8日 · It’s the No. 1 cause of emphysema. If you smoke, quitting is the single best step you can take. Breathe smarter. You can learn to breathe with pulmonary rehabilitation therapy. You follow a...

2022年2月13日 · Emphysema has no cure, but you can treat the symptoms through lifestyle decisions and with a doctor's help. Reduce your exposure to irritants. One of the single biggest steps you can take to prevent emphysema (or slow the progression if you’ve already been diagnosed with the condition) is to stop smoking.

2021年8月30日 · There’s no direct cure for emphysema once the lung damage is done, but treatments can relieve symptoms and prevent further lung damage. People with emphysema who smoke should quit smoking...

2024年8月28日 · When you have emphysema, tiny air sacs in your lungs are damaged. That makes it hard to breathe. Smoking is the most common cause. You can't cure emphysema, but treatment can help you feel better.

2024年1月25日 · In emphysema, the walls between many of the air sacs in the lungs are damaged. This causes the air sacs to lose their shape and become floppy. The damage also can destroy the walls of the air sacs, leading to fewer and larger air sacs instead of many tiny ones.

2024年1月2日 · Emphysema is a lung condition. There is no cure, but certain treatments can ease the symptoms and prevent the condition from worsening. Learn more here.

2023年3月24日 · Emphysema is a progressive disease, which means it continues to get worse. As the condition progresses, the lungs lose their ability to absorb oxygen and release carbon dioxide. Breathing becomes more difficult. A person feels easily short of breath, like he or she is not getting enough air.

2025年2月5日 · There is no cure for emphysema. Instead, treatment focuses on helping patients breathe easier by relieving symptoms. Treatment includes medications, lifestyle changes or surgery.