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ARTHRITIS BEATEN TODAY: CMO AND OTHER AILMENTS-EMPHYSEMA AND SARCOIDOSIS

This lung disorder also goes by the name of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). It reduces the lung’s capacity to assimilate oxygen. The ailment is usually associated with smoking, but it can also be caused by prolonged exposure to smog, vapours, dust, or other contaminants in the air of environmental or work conditions.

The expansion and compression of gasses by persons who are professional scuba or commercial divers can also lead to this disorder. If you’re in it just for the sport, don’t worry. You’re probably not diving frequently enough to develop the problem

It’s not an ailment that receives a lot of attention publicly, but it’s a killer. It ranks fifth in the cause of death in the US, and even higher in countries where smoking is even more common.

She got off oxygen in just five days after needing it 24 hours a day for two years. Then just a week later she was out driving around shopping again. Very dramatic yes, but it’s not unique. Most emphysema victims we encounter are not so severely affected, but we’ve heard of many, many cases and virtually all of them have responded exceptionally well.