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Swollen ankles

Evening everyone just a quick question who on here with a lunglazed condition suffers from swollen ankles is it part and parcel of empyhsemia just something...

Evening everyone just a quick question who on here with a lunglazed condition su...

Itsmeagain1

•4 years ago

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What I didn't know

Just had another PFT. Stupid me always thought FEV1 was THE important number. The nurse that administered the test said my FEV1 was 79 percent. I believe...

Just had another PFT. Stupid me always thought FEV1 was THE important number. Th...

challny

•4 years ago

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Can anyone give me advice on sleeping. Wake several times a night in a bit of a panic. Have had bronchiectasis since I was 18.

This is my first post. I also need help with sleeping. Wake many times feeling very stressed. Have had bronchiectasis since I was 18.

This is my first post. I also need help with sleeping. Wake many times feeling v...

Monetlover

•4 years ago

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Coronavirus – health advice for people with asthma.

https://www.asthma.org.uk/about/media/news/coronavirus/

2greys

•4 years ago

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2 nd ct scan in 3 months

Hi I had a ct scan just under 3 months ago which diagnosed emphysema and plural thickening, I asked why they need to rescan if the plural thickening is...

Hi I had a ct scan just under 3 months ago which diagnosed emphysema and plural...

Ruby490

•4 years ago

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Trinity scientists discover new “Jekyll and Hyde” immune cell.

Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have identified a rare, new cell in the immune system with“Jekyll and Hyde properties”. These cells play a key protective...

Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have identified a rare, new cell in the imm...

2greys

•4 years ago

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Printer toner linked to genetic changes, health risks in new study.

Getting printer toner on your hands is annoying. Getting it in your lungs may be dangerous. According to a new study by West Virginia University researcher...

Getting printer toner on your hands is annoying. Getting it in your lungs may be...

2greys

•4 years ago

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lung oxymeter

Hi can anyone recommend a suitable oxygen test thanks

Hidden

•4 years ago

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Virus enigma: Experts ask why Africa seems to have few cases.

The coronavirus is spreading fast beyond its China birthplace but sub-Saharan Africa, one of the world’s most vulnerable regions, has so far been almost spared...

The coronavirus is spreading fast beyond its China birthplace but sub-Saharan Af...

2greys

•4 years ago

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Bronchiectais and Hiatus Hernia - related?

Does anyone with Bronchiectasis also have a hiatus hernia? Can there by a connection between the two? This is self-diagnosis at the moment but I had the...

Does anyone with Bronchiectasis also have a hiatus hernia? Can there by a conn...

Claudine

•4 years ago

11 Replies

Pneumonia

Would you be protected from developing pneumonia should you get the corona virus if you have been vacated against pneumonia

Would you be protected from developing pneumonia should you get the corona virus...

Cak3y50

•4 years ago

6 Replies

Thermometers

Advice would be most welcome about thermometers. I feel it would be sensible to buy a new one because the only one I have is out of date. However,...

Advice would be most welcome about thermometers. I feel it would be sensibl...

Spanielblue

•4 years ago

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Well MP Said Law Had Changed Re Asbestos & Lung Diease Copd

Yup Mp Said Law Had Changed In England With Regard Asbestos and Lung Diease Copd. Not sure my self so asked mp to clarify with iidb issues around claim for...

Yup Mp Said Law Had Changed In England With Regard Asbestos and Lung Diease Copd...

Hidden

•4 years ago

1 Reply

Are They Any Posatives To Take Frim Covid 19 Outbreak

I would say if it’s going happen it’s going to happen AND given my own experiences with virus immunity issues and lung disease GUESS it’s like any other day...

I would say if it’s going happen it’s going to happen AND given my own experienc...

Hidden

•4 years ago

4 Replies

Quitting smoking

Hi everyone.I have struggled to stop smoking as being diagnosed with copd year and half ago was a shock I never even heard of it. I had lung function test at...

Hi everyone.I have struggled to stop smoking as being diagnosed with copd year a...

Madonna1

•4 years ago

11 Replies

Hand washing

Just watched BBC item on coronavirus/ covid19 and how hand washing can help limit . There was a demonstration on good hand washing technique....you can see...

Just watched BBC item on coronavirus/ covid19 and how hand washing can help limi...

knitter

•4 years ago

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Hearing aids may delay cognitive decline, research finds.

Wearing hearing aids may delay cognitive decline in older adults and improve brain function, according to promising new research. Cognitive decline is...

Wearing hearing aids may delay cognitive decline in older adults and improve bra...

2greys

•4 years ago

1 Reply

We breath in what the trees breath out bit pointed but very true

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Blackbird6

•4 years ago

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Mount Sinai Physicians the First in U.S. Analyzing Lung Disease in Coronavirus Patients from China.

February 26, 2020 — Mount Sinai Health System physicians—the first experts in the country to analyze chest computed tomography (CT) scans of patients from...

February 26, 2020 — Mount Sinai Health System physicians—the first experts in th...

2greys

•4 years ago

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Vaping changes oral microbiome, increasing risk for infection.

NYU College of Dentistry Study Finds Different Bacteria in the Mouths of E-cigarette Users, Smokers, and Non-smokers. Using e-cigarettes alters the...

NYU College of Dentistry Study Finds Different Bacteria in the Mouths of E-cigar...

2greys

•4 years ago

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Lung age

I’ve been classed as mild since diagnosis 2 years ago but went for spiro today I’m still mild no symptoms as such I run I’m never short of breath but the...

I’ve been classed as mild since diagnosis 2 years ago but went for spiro today I...

Martinack59

•4 years ago

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Trinity researchers make asthma breakthrough.

Researchers from Trinity have made a breakthrough that may eventually lead to improved therapeutic options for people living with asthma. The researchers have...

Researchers from Trinity have made a breakthrough that may eventually lead to im...

2greys

•4 years ago

1 Reply

Bronchiectasis and pulmonary nodule(s)

Hello, My mum is waiting on the results of a second CT scan to investigate some lung nodules that were spotted on an earlier CT (from August of last year) -...

Hello, My mum is waiting on the results of a second CT scan to investigate some ...

Jlcwonderboy

•4 years ago

4 Replies

Advice please - how to get some sleep?

Hi, I am currently caring for my boyfriend whose condition has deteroriated dramatically in the last fortnight. A long time asthmatic. He's currently on...

Hi, I am currently caring for my boyfriend whose condition has deteroriated dram...

OnefishTwofish

•4 years ago

29 Replies

Preaching to the masses

Last week I had to give a presentation to a group of Saudi Arabian and Filipino colleagues and we always start with a safety message. I decided that health is...

Last week I had to give a presentation to a group of Saudi Arabian and Filipino ...

andyrrc

•4 years ago

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Change from Coronavirus

Thought this might make you laugh As I am due to decrease my steroids, I need some 1mg tablets, so I messaged the surgery and asked for 1mg x 224 prednisolone,...

Thought this might make you laugh As I am due to decrease my steroids, I need so...

Catlover432

•4 years ago

9 Replies

Which?

Which is better for going out and about an oxygen cylinder in a backpack 🎒 or a portable concentrater? Thanks all x

Which is better for going out and about an oxygen cylinder in a backpack 🎒 or a...

Looseloafers

•4 years ago

9 Replies

I May Disappear.

I wake up in the morning Almost every day And wonder what I'll write What is there left to say. I've covered many subjects Some of them quite odd Trying to...

I wake up in the morning Almost every day And wonder what I'll write What is the...

Hidden

•4 years ago

28 Replies

Klebsiella Oxytoca

Hi all. My husband, who has bronchiectasis with some asthma and emphysema, is struggling with an infection at the moment and has just cultured Klebsiella...

Hi all. My husband, who has bronchiectasis with some asthma and emphysema, is st...

Valsha

•4 years ago

4 Replies

Why Ent I Coughing

Hello everyone.I have copd and since being diagnosed a year and half ago I been trying to stop smoking.A doctor told me I have emphysema but no ct scan that...

Hello everyone.I have copd and since being diagnosed a year and half ago I been ...

Madonna1

•4 years ago

4 Replies

Posts - Lung Conditions Community Forum | HealthUnlocked

Lung Conditions Community Forum

All posts for February 2020

Swollen ankles

What I didn't know

Can anyone give me advice on sleeping. Wake several times a night in a bit of a panic. Have had bronchiectasis since I was 18.

Coronavirus – health advice for people with asthma.

2 nd ct scan in 3 months

Trinity scientists discover new “Jekyll and Hyde” immune cell.

Printer toner linked to genetic changes, health risks in new study.

lung oxymeter

Virus enigma: Experts ask why Africa seems to have few cases.

Bronchiectais and Hiatus Hernia - related?

Pneumonia

Thermometers

Well MP Said Law Had Changed Re Asbestos & Lung Diease Copd

Are They Any Posatives To Take Frim Covid 19 Outbreak

Quitting smoking

Hand washing

Hearing aids may delay cognitive decline, research finds.

We breath in what the trees breath out bit pointed but very true

Mount Sinai Physicians the First in U.S. Analyzing Lung Disease in Coronavirus Patients from China.

Vaping changes oral microbiome, increasing risk for infection.

Lung age

Trinity researchers make asthma breakthrough.

Bronchiectasis and pulmonary nodule(s)

Advice please - how to get some sleep?

Preaching to the masses

Change from Coronavirus

Which?

I May Disappear.

Klebsiella Oxytoca

Why Ent I Coughing

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