Emphysema Treatment
As emphysema gets worse with time and there is no complete cure or treatment known at the moment that focuses on slowing down the speed of lung tissue damage and respiratory function decline. The type of treatment will depend upon the severity of the symptoms and the degree of lung damage happening. There are various treatments available to slow down the progression of alveolar sac damage happening in the patients of emphysema. Certain lifestyle changes like ceasing tobacco and marijuana can also help in slowing down the alveolar damage and elasticity of the tissues in lungs. The treatment option like taking medications and getting supplementary oxygen greatly helps in not only managing the symptoms of emphysema. In addition, a proper course of treatment also helps to avoid the development of other possible complications due to emphysema. [8]
Medications
Bronchodilator medications
Bronchodilator medications relax the muscles surrounding the air passages and reduce the amount of work a person has to do to inhale ad exhale air. Bronchodilator drugs are often helpful in treating asthma. Bronchodilators medications cause more immediate results by giving hand-held inhalants. In addition, bronchodilator drugs have lesser side effects in comparison to the oral medications.