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I am writing for a friend who has severe emphysema and who lives in Young, NSW. Would the salt therapy help her? And where would she buy the inhaler?

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I am writing for a friend who has severe emphysema Would the salt therapy help her?
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The American Lung Association claims more than 94 percent of patients diagnosed with emphysema are 45 years or older. Emphysema is one form of chronic obstructive airways disease (COPD).

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One of the most common lung diseases is emphysema.

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1. What treatment will be prescribed for my Emphysema? The treatment will depend upon seriousness of your condition i.e.

Emphysema Questions - Four More You Should Ask Your Doctor
By Mamta Singh HERWriter on September 5, 2010 - 9:24pm
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Emphysema is a progressive and chronic obstructive lung disease. It results in change in the structural appearance of the lung because the supportive tissues giving lung a shape are ...

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Emphysema Definition

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Emphysema is a chronic obstructive disease of the lungs. The lungs contain millions of tiny air sacs called alveoli. In emphysema, the sacs lose their elasticity and air becomes trapped in the sacs. It becomes difficult to expel oxygen-depleted air from the lungs so the normal exchange of new and used air is diminished. Emphysema is classified as a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).