Chest tightness, cough and phlegm

When people feel chest tightness and discomfort, many of them will go to the thoracic surgery department for examination. But did you know that if our chest feels uncomfortable, there may be problems with our lungs? Especially when accompanied by cough and phlegm. Because our lungs are also in the chest cavity, so when encountering this situation, everyone should also suspect whether they have emphysema.

According to experts, emphysema is a relatively serious respiratory disease, but because it progresses slowly and has no obvious symptoms in the early stages, many patients develop other diseases because they ignore its early symptoms. Below are some early symptoms of emphysema. I hope everyone can pay attention to them.

Early symptoms of emphysema:

1. Coughing with abnormal amount of sputum: When bronchitis is combined with upper respiratory tract infection, sticky sputum will be produced, and when the color changes and becomes thicker, it may cause emphysema, so antibiotic treatment is needed in time.

2. A mild cough that persists for several months without relief: Also known as "smoker's cough," this symptom is a manifestation of emphysema, but it may also be a manifestation of the early stages of lung disease.

3. Unexplained weight loss: Unexplained weight loss may be associated with a variety of chronic and serious diseases, including emphysema.

4. Regular symptoms of shortness of breath after mild activity: for example, shortness of breath caused by climbing a flight of stairs. Shortness of breath can be caused by emphysema, but it can also be a sign of medical or heart disease.

For the sake of your own health, I hope everyone can understand the early symptoms of emphysema. If you find any physical abnormalities, you must go to a regular hospital for examination to control the disease in its infancy.