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Those are very interesting stats, @A MyCOPDTeam Member, I wonder why it's higher in rural areas. Maybe because some of it comes from farming chemicals?
Wonderful news, @A MyCOPDTeam Member. I totally believe in belly (Is that diaphragmatic?) breathing. I read that this is how babies breathe. It comes natural to them.
Being at Stage 3 at 88 years is fanTAStic in my opinion. You must be doing a lot of things right.
Have a good restful night. You've earned it!
I've wondered the same thing @Jael. There aren't very many copd patients where I live. I've NEVER seen another soul with oxygen with the exception of one lady about a year ago and of course at Respiratory Rehab and even there, not a whole lot. My sister lives in an oil producing part of CA (as I did at one time) and there are lots of people there with copd using oxygen. One answer is that the air quality is really poor there all the time and another may be that there are lots of men from Texas and Oklahoma (where COPD is high) working on the rigs that are heavy smokers. My hubby was in an office and even there there were quite a lot of smokers. Strange!! My pulmonologist has asked me to never go down to visit my sis because of the AQI there. She said that I would probably end up in the hospital. We lived in So America for 5 yrs (Oil Company) and the pollution in both those countries was unbelievable. So it appears that the atmosphere can be a detriment.
Coal was the main source of heat and of course the vehicles spewed out like you can't believe. We burned coal everyday in the fireplace. Doc said that I may have some residual damage to my lungs from that, plus my smoking of course. I have an appt with my Pulmo in about an hour, so have to get ready. Have a great day!!
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Well I have to guess that some have looked this up so here goes -
COPD prevalence varies, but generally affects around 3.8% to 6.4% of U.S. adults, increasing significantly with age (over 10% for those 75+) and higher in rural areas, with millions impacted globally, making it a leading cause of death and hospitalization. Key risk factors include smoking (over 70% of cases in high-income nations), occupational exposures, and air pollution, with disparities seen across demographics. So it's not a high percentage which makes me ask why me.
A friend of mine had COPD and never smoked.
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