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If
you’ve ever smoked and think you may have COPD, talk to your doctor.
Demand a spirometry test. Be proactive.
The early stages of COPD are
often unrecognized in part
because many individuals discount
symptoms such as breathlessness, chronic cough, and bringing up phlegm as a
normal part of getting older or an unexpected consequence of
cigarette smoking.
Some people whose breathlessness is very severe may avoid seeking
treatment because learning they have COPD is frightening. The most common cause of COPD is cigarette smoking. For people who
smoke, the most effective strategy
to prevent COPD is to quit smoking.
If
you’ve ever smoked and think you may have COPD, talk to your doctor.
Demand a spirometry test. Be proactive.
For more information take the free COPD learning modules produced by Living Well with COPD