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Welcome to the Memory Wall

The passing of a friend, family member, or community member can be incredibly difficult, but remembering can be a powerful tool. It may take time to be able to share...

smoking

I was told I had COPD a long time ago just kept smoking. Quit I don't know how many times. now I have to do breathing treatments 4 or 5...

Does anyone have tips for someone going through their first flare?

Hi, I am in my first flare and must admit I have found it frightening. Any tips?... Thank you....

I Got My New NIV Machine!

So, my RT Jason showed up with it on Wednesday 02/16/22. It is a ResMed Astral 150. It is a whizbang fancy computerized thingamajig that supposedly does everything but clean...

Adjuster on cannula that slides down.

Does anyone have a problem with the slider that is suppose to hold it tight under the chin. I'm finding that most of the cannulas have the tightener that just...

Optimum Breathing

It has been suggested to breathe in a count of 4 and out a count of 6. That is easy to do on the concentrator, but not on the portable...

Do you think the higher CO2 levels in our atmosphere due to climate change affects your COPD?

Does it affect our lungs to balance our O2 and CO2 levels.....

What do you think caused your COPD?

Smoking, your career, the alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency... what do you think contributed to your diagnosis?...

Question about mask, cannulas

It is a question to remember to ask my pulmonary doctor again. We think she told us that a face mask with less than 6 liters of O2 made you...

Appetite with copd

I have no appetite anymore...

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