how do aerosols in the home affect emphysema sufferers?
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It can trigger an attack causing inflamation in your lungs, and bronchoconstriction... avoid aerosols if at all possible.
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There is an Alpha1 Antitrypsin Deficiency that is a genetic protien deficiency that casues non smokers to have emphysema. It is very rare but i have had some patients with it as a respiratory therapist. Basicly at 40 your lungs look and act as if you have smoked for 50+ years \ntwo of the patients that i cared for had to have whole lung lobes removed
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People who smoke or live in polluted atmospheres are possible candidates for emphysema. People with a genetic defect (alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency) are also at risk. The early stages of emphysema may go undiagnosed, but the main symptoms are breathlessness, blueness of the lips and fingernails, and exhaustion. Sufferers of chronic bronchitis and asthma are also at risk. People who develop emphysema as a result of their work often develop asthma prior to symptoms of their condition. Emphysema is traditionally a disease suffered by miners, particularly coal miners, as the fine dust that results from mining attacks the alveoli over a period of time. Most miners suffer from emphysema to some degree after a lifetime “down in the pit.” In fact, emphysema is sometimes referred to as miner’s lung or black lung. The situation has somewhat improved in recent years due to awareness of the causes of emphysema and improved work conditions for many workers. Others who may be at risk for emphysema include sand blasters, metal grinders, anyone whose job exposes him or her to silica (silicosis), asbestos (asbestososis), or iron filings (siderosis). In addition, dust from wood, cotton, talc, cereal grains coffee, pesticides, drug or enzyme powders, or fiberglass may cause emphysema. People who use their lungs in their work are also susceptible (such as trumpet players and glass blowers). Any worker who is exposed to abnormal levels of dust, fumes, smoke, gases, vapors, or mists over a long period of time may be at risk for emphysema. Sufferers typically complain that they “can’t get enough air” as stale air builds up inside the lungs and the patient becomes starved of oxygen. Coughing, wheezing, and chronic mucous production are other common symptoms.
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I agree with the previous answer, while ozone is a powerful cleaning agent, it has also been proven to be harmful. I am a certified Indoor Air Quality professional and I recently wrote an article about things to consider in a home air purifier: \nhttp://www.breathepureair.com/airqualityblog/residential-air-purifiers/\n\nYou may also want to check the Maerican Lung Association, which also has a section titled "Problems with Ozone"\nhttp://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=39289\n\nThe EPA also has some great information on their Indoor Air Quality Fact Sheet: Ozone Generators that are Sold as Air Cleaners: An Assessment of Effectiveness and Health Consequences:\nhttp://www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/ozonegen.html\n\nThe Canadian Center for Occupational Health and Safety also has a published report about the negative health effects of ozone:\nhttp://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/chemicals/chem_profiles/ozone/health_ozo.html
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air flow. if your house does not have it , it will not breath properly
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There are numerous effects. \nFirst of all, the tar in the cigarettes sets in lungs and cannot be easily thrown out (smoker's cough). \nMineral particles in the smoke stick into the lung tissue and cause miniature ruptures of the alveoals. In time, alveolas go dead, and there is no replacement for them.\nParticles, that are not stuck in the tissue, get wrapped by "slime", which is hard to cough out. It remains in the lungs, and may cause pneumonia. The slime is also very good environment for bacteria to grow.\nIf many ruptures are concentrated in one place, the damage can cause enormous growth of the tissue, but with cell metabolism changed, and lung cancer begins to spread.\nShortage of oxygen cause lungs to work harder, to provide enough oxygen to the body. Damaged tissue contains blood cloggs that may be moved by intensive lung movement, start flowing through the blood vessels and obstruct the flow through tiny blood branches, which leads to the lung infarct.\n\nIs this enough, or You want to be frightened for some more?
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Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is usually an occupational disease in which exposure to organic dusts, fungus, or molds leads to acute and then, over time, chronic lung disease. Exposure may also occur in the home, from fungus present in humidifiers, heating systems, and air conditioners. Some people may have hobbies that can lead to exposure, such as owning birds.\n\nAcute illness may occur 4 to 6 hours after the exposure, once the person has left the area where the allergen is present. Chronic illness with changes seen on chest X-ray may develop with continued exposures. The chronic form of this disease may lead to pulmonary fibrosis (a scarring of the lung tissue that is often not reversible).
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The one major symptom is shortness of breath, early on in the disease it come with mild exertion, as the disease worsens the shortness of breath becomes more constant.  Coughing becomes a problem, takes alot of work to bring up the junk forming in the lungs.  Panic breathing becomes a problem, this is when you just can't seem to get enough air into your lungs it is truly frightening.  COPD is treated with bronchodilators, anti-spasmodic medications and steroids usually in the form of inhalers.  This delivers the medication directly to the lungs where it will do the most good.  Oxygen is eventually required, since the COPD patient has a hard time getting enough air into his lungs, the higher oxygen concentration helps.  Further treatment is surgical.  Lung reduction surgery can help but in the end is only temporary.  The only way to be rid of COPD alltogethor is by lung transplant.  This is how I got rid of mine nearly 9 years ago.
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Any kind of smoke is bad for you. If you smoke once in ahwile its not that bad. If you smoke as much as my roomate does then you may get cancer or have trouble breathing.
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The main way it affects it is this.  Smoke particles block up the alvioli in the lungs and that is where the exchange of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood cells take place - the more are blocked, the less oxygen can get into the bloodstream and the less oxygen gets to the body's vital organs.  Cigarettes also contains tar which also blocks up the lungs and small traces of arsenic (a poison) which is stored by the body and builds up over a period of time.  As to diseases:\n\nAsthma, Emphysema, permanently stained teeth and fingers, Gingivitis, Gangrene, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), acute myeloid leukemia and cancers of the cervix, kidney, pancreas and stomach; abdominal aortic aneurysm, chronic bronchitis, cataracts, periodontitis and pneumonia, colorectal cancer, liver cancer, prostate cancer or erectile disfunction, increased chances of getting breast cancer, cancer of the bladder, eosophagus, larynx, lung, mouth, throat, linked to chronic lung disease, chronic heart and cardiovascular disease as well as reproductive problems. Expect to die 10 to 15 years earlier than non-smokers. \n\nHope that helps.
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pneumonia is caused by a bacteria, so u need to acquire the bacteria in the first place.  smoking will cause damage to the alveoli causing fibrosis and build up of mucus along the cilia lining.  so smoking increases your risk by making you more susceptable to bacterial invasion
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Some of the immediate effects of passive smoking (second hand smoke) include eye irritation, headache, cough, sore throat, dizziness and nausea. Adults with asthma can experience a significant decline in lung function when exposed, while new cases of asthma may be induced in children whose parents smoke.\n\nShort term exposure to tobacco smoke also has a measurable effect on the heart in non-smokers.  Just 30 minutes exposure  is enough to reduce coronary blood flow.
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Smoking at anytime effects your risk for lung cancer. But then again breathing nowadays does with all of the pollution and stuff in the air.
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it affects your lungs thats it
196475
Many years ago my grandmother, who lived in Chicago IL and had emphysema moved to El Paso TX and it really did help her. She was able to enjoy the last 10 years of her life not grasping for every breath.
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there should be a vent in your house or whatever where it sucks in air from the room, but it is filtered before returning to the room(s)
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Smoking turns a healthy pink lung black\nSmoking causes emphysema\nSmoking costs the average smoker $30.00  a week--times that by 52 weeks a year.\nSmoking kills\nsmoking around Innocent children is irresponsible\nSmoking turns your fingernail yellow\nSmoking Stinks up your home, car an clothes, and your hair.\nSmoking leaves tar and nicotine marks on walls\nPeople smoke to be cool some times and then they are hooked--real cool-NOT\nPeople smoke because they want to loose weight or keep it off.\nPeople smoke because they are addicted  hope those helped\n\nOh yea it can cause cancer and it does cause low birth wieght in unborn babies\nThroat cancer,lung cancer,mouth cancer...\nIt causes premature wrinkling of the skin.