Breathing got rough for the elderly must be vigilant
A call, but a few seconds, but vital. If breathing sounds wrong for the elderly, most likely means that the body is causing the problem. Look closely, often to be found, many elderly people breathing gets rough, breathing becomes loud. Normal aging or the signs of illness?
Beijing Chaoyang hospital affiliated to capital University of medical sciences Director of diagnosis and treatment of sleep apnea Guo Xiheng’s answer is: beware.
Guo Xi Heng said, in most cases, changes in the respiratory system of old age, and does not cause respiratory sounds bold, larger, these characteristics are more appear in patients who suffer from respiratory diseases. In fact, the old man’s breathing was weaker than the young people, but sometimes in bed breathing irregular circumstances. So, once you found the elderly shortness of breath, breathing alternating rough and large, adequate attention should be, and went to hospital for appropriate checks, ruxin function, lung function, such as cardio-cerebral-vascular, and then determine the severity.
Compare breathing got rough, in fact, more attention is shortness, difficult phenomena. It is usually caused by heart and lung function decline caused by activity followed up, sleep apnea-prone.
Physiological changes caused by aging, can slow down, heart and lung function is naturally no exception. Exercise in the fresh air of the environment, in particular how do some deep breathing exercise. You can also choose to do abdominal breathing exercise, combined with Tai Chi, qigong, and so on, not only improves the respiratory function, but also to adjust and improve body function.