How to treat the elderly who feel out of breath?

Updated on healthy 2024-05-15
32 answers
  1. Anonymous users2024-02-10

    Drink plenty of water, eat plenty of light food, and get well-rested.

  2. Anonymous users2024-02-09

    The current situation of the elderly is best to take traditional Chinese medicine 'Jiawei Shengmaisan': 20 grams of Codonopsis, 10 Ophiopogon vulgaris, 3 schisandra, 20 astragalus, 3 red peony, 3 parsnip, 5 American ginseng, 6 ephedra, boiled water for internal administration, take one pair twice a day, take one pair of symptoms will be relieved, after 3 pairs in a row, the symptoms will be significantly relieved, change to two days and a pair, remove 'ephedra' after 3 or 5 days in a row, and then continue to take 5 pairs to be cured.

  3. Anonymous users2024-02-08

    If you have frequent asthma, and go to the hospital to check the x-ray and do an electrocardiogram and say that the lungs are normal, please ask the doctor what may be causing it and what can be done to improve it. Thank you.

  4. Anonymous users2024-02-07

    Adequate sleep, proper exercise, and a reasonable diet can be improved!

  5. Anonymous users2024-02-06

    You can inhale oxygen, and buying an oxygen inhaler that can inhale oxygen at home can play a role in relieving it. In this case, it is safer to go to the hospital for a visit.

  6. Anonymous users2024-02-05

    The old man is wheezing and has difficulty breathing, I think it is necessary to go to the hospital to inhale some oxygen, and if I do this for a long time, it will be dangerous for the old man to be unable to breathe.

  7. Anonymous users2024-02-04

    Semi-reclining state is better when sleeping. My father had ascites before, so he had difficulty breathing, and he was better when he slept half-lying.

  8. Anonymous users2024-02-03

    If the elderly want to prevent diseases in their lives, they can add some exercise according to their personal conditions, but it is not easy to do too strenuous exercise, and they should also pay attention to their quality of life, try to keep their living environment safe and comfortable, avoid the risk of accidental falls, and low salt and low fat in the diet, to consume sufficient protein, to ensure the balance of nutrition, but also according to their daily life, to give themselves an appropriate amount of meals, and also to control their weight, Don't smoke or drink alcohol today, and stay in a healthy state.

  9. Anonymous users2024-02-02

    The family should perform artificial respiration, followed by cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and at the same time, they should actively give medicine to the elderly, and they should also call 120 in time to send them to the hospital.

  10. Anonymous users2024-02-01

    Family members should open windows for ventilation, use cardiopulmonary resuscitation to help the elderly, or help the elderly to breathe fresh air.

  11. Anonymous users2024-01-31

    "If the elderly have dyspnea and shortness of breath, the cause of dyspnea should first be clarified, and then targeted ** should be given. This is because the methods of dyspnea caused by different causes are fundamentally different. For example, elderly patients can develop bronchial asthma, and patients with bronchial asthma need to use short-acting bronchodilators, commonly used drugs such as albuterol, compound ipratropium bromide, and sometimes intravenous glucocorticoids, such as methylprednisolone.

    Spontaneous pneumothorax also predisposes to dyspnea, and in the case of spontaneous pneumothorax, thoracostomy is indicated**. For example, cardiac insufficiency may also cause dyspnea, which is more common in elderly patients with cardiac insufficiency; Patients with cardiac insufficiency require diuretics, vasodilators, and noninvasive ventilators**. "It is necessary to give the elderly oxygen in time to relieve symptoms, and also need to go to the hospital for a comprehensive examination, according to the examination results and medical history, most of them need to use cardiac diuretic drugs, as well as cough and asthma drugs, in the case of bacterial infection, effective antibacterial drugs need to be used, and in severe cases, it is best to be hospitalized.

    It is also necessary to let the elderly stay in bed as much as possible, it is best not to be emotional, and if you don't pay attention, it is easy to aggravate the symptoms.

  12. Anonymous users2024-01-30

    There is really no good way to do this, shortness of breath is caused by respiratory diseases, and you can only seek medical attention.

  13. Anonymous users2024-01-29

    Hurry up and take the elderly to a regular hospital to have a look? How old is the old man? It may be a lung problem, or it may be the cause of the hot weather, in short, you have to go to the doctor, don't delay!

  14. Anonymous users2024-01-28

    If the elderly have difficulty breathing and shortness of breath, we can still do it. Hurry up and take him to the hospital to find out the truth, and then actively cooperate.

  15. Anonymous users2024-01-27

    First, the drug **: the drug ** disease effect is more obvious, the physical and mental health of the elderly has a good conditioning effect, if there is a phenomenon of poor breathing, you can choose oral cardiodiuretic drugs to improve the condition, through the use of cough and asthma drugs, you can avoid the symptoms of dyspnea and shortness of breath, can promote the physical and mental health of the elderly, if there is a bacterial infection, it is best to use antibacterial drugs.

    2. Diet: The elderly have low immunity, so don't eat some greasy food or spicy food to avoid our respiratory health, which will also have a great impact, that is, we must pay attention to a reasonable diet and eat more seasonal vegetables and fruits, which not only supplement the nutrients needed by the human body, but also prevent heart disease and respiratory diseases.

    3. Maintain a good life routine and mood: the elderly should pay more attention to physical care, maintain a good life routine, usually go to bed early and get up early, do not stay up late, avoid low body immunity or emotional excitement, can promote the physical and mental health of the elderly, and has a good effect on the prevention of dyspnea and shortness of breath.

  16. Anonymous users2024-01-26

    1.Respiratory diseases: commonly found in lung diseases, such as pneumonia, atelectasis, pulmonary congestion, pulmonary edema, etc.

    Neuromuscular diseases such as myasthenia gravis involving respiratory muscles, poliomyelitis lesions involving the cervical spinal cord, etc.; Diaphragmatic dyskinesia such as diaphragmatic paralysis, large abdominal tumors, and large ascites effusions, which can also occur in the third trimester of pregnancy.

    2.Circulatory diseases: common in pulmonary embolism and primary pulmonary hypertension caused by various causes.

    3.Poisoning: such as organophosphate insecticide poisoning, morphine poisoning, chemical poisoning, nitrite poisoning, diabetic ketoacidosis and acute carbon monoxide poisoning.

    4.Neuropsychiatric diseases: respiratory center dysfunction caused by craniocerebral diseases such as encephalitis and cerebral hemorrhage and dyspnea caused by mental factors, such as anxiety and hysteria.

    5.Blood diseases: more common in severe anemia, sulfide hemoglobinemia, etc.

  17. Anonymous users2024-01-25

    If the diagnosis is caused by bronchitis, receptor agonists, theophylline drugs, and glucocorticoids should also be used to relieve asthma**, and ambroxol hydrochloride can also be used when the patient has cough and sputum symptoms**.

  18. Anonymous users2024-01-24

    First of all, if the symptoms are more severe, you need to go to the hospital for oxygen, and then apply anti-inflammatory drugs to deal with it, and then do further tests to see if it is dyspnea caused by lung disease or dyspnea caused by heart discomfort.

  19. Anonymous users2024-01-23

    If the elderly have symptoms of chest tightness and shortness of breath, but at the same time do not have hypertension, coronary heart disease and other diseases, it is recommended that the elderly patients should go to the respiratory department. Pulmonary function tests are done to determine whether the patient has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. If the elderly also suffer from hypertension, coronary heart disease and other diseases, it means that the patient's usual blood pressure may not be well controlled, causing ** or complications, so it is necessary to go to the hospital in time for corresponding examinations, check out the cause, and then proceed to the next step.

  20. Anonymous users2024-01-22

    Lack of oxygen is very dangerous, after all, people can't do without oxygen, but in these years, environmental pollution is getting more and more serious, the air quality is poor, and people are old, and their respiratory function will deteriorate a little, which is also normal.

  21. Anonymous users2024-01-21

    If the elderly have wheezing and dyspnea, they can take some drugs to relieve it, such as oral doxofylline, oral montelukast, and oral procaterol. Generally, if oral medication cannot be relieved, you should go to the hospital for treatment.

  22. Anonymous users2024-01-20

    You can prepare a home oxygen concentrator for the elderly, Omron is really good, and many of the equipment in nearby hospitals are of this brand. I hope my answer will be useful, please feel free to ask, thank you again!

  23. Anonymous users2024-01-19

    When the elderly are wheezing and have difficulty breathing, it often indicates that their condition is more serious, and they need to go to the hospital as soon as possible to improve the relevant examinations and take medication for **. It is more common in cases caused by cardiopulmonary diseases, such as acute exacerbations of COPD, oxygen therapy or even ventilator to assist breathing according to the situation, combined with anti-infection, cough suppressant, asthma, nebulized inhalation and other comprehensive **.

  24. Anonymous users2024-01-18

    The elderly who have difficulty breathing and can't breathe should first stop moving, if they have stored drugs for the heart or lungs before, they can first give drugs to relieve the symptoms, if the drugs can not relieve the symptoms, they should go to the hospital in time, you can go to the respiratory department, cardiovascular department or emergency department for treatment, find out the cause of **, and fundamentally solve the symptoms of breathlessness.

    In most cases, the elderly have difficulty breathing and cannot breathe, and in most cases it is a relatively critical state, and there are many reasons, the more common ones are chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hypertension, and chronic cardiac insufficiency caused by coronary heart disease. In general, people with COPD attacks can inhale bronchodilators or drugs that reduce cough and expectoration. Breathlessness caused by cardiac insufficiency or myocardial infarction requires prompt medication or surgery** to relieve symptoms, and monitoring, timely oxygen, diuresis, and sedation are also required**.

  25. Anonymous users2024-01-17

    The elderly with wheezing and dyspnea should seek medical attention as soon as possible and receive intravenous oxygen to alleviate the pain.

  26. Anonymous users2024-01-16

    It is recommended to see a doctor in time to see what causes it, the most common ones like chronic bronery and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

    This condition indicates an acute exacerbation of the respiratory tract, and the acute attack of chronic bronchia is mostly caused by infection, and there may be a viral infection or bacterial infection that induces the aggravation of symptoms. Most of them are accompanied by cough and sputum, when the chest CT is checked, there are inflammatory changes in the lungs, and it is necessary to give anti-infection in time**, and at the same time assist in dilating the tube and expectoration drugs, and if necessary, in the case of respiratory failure, it may also involve the ventilator**.

    In addition, there is another condition that needs to be excluded is whether there is a cardiac problem, such as acute myocardial infarction or heart failure, and some arrhythmias, wheezing and dyspnea, and at the same time, it is necessary to look at the past history, if there is a heart problem, it is necessary to go to the cardiology department in time**.

  27. Anonymous users2024-01-15

    Dyspnea in the elderly should be targeted. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, for example, can cause breathing difficulties in older people. For this condition, inhaled long-acting bronchodilators are required**.

    It is also necessary to pay attention to the prevention of colds and colds, and it is also necessary to pay attention to quitting smoking. Cardiac insufficiency, for example, can also cause symptoms of dyspnea in the elderly. This situation often needs to be treated with corresponding measures such as diuresis and vasodilation.

    To alleviate the breathing of the elderly, difficult home oxygen therapy can be carried out, and oxygen inhalation can improve the patient's breathing. At the same time, you can go to Chinese medicine** to improve the patient's condition from the overall condition, and you can take Chinese medicine with Western medicine for a long time. It is advisable to eat lean meat to achieve the purpose of expectorant dampness and reduce fat intake.

    If the elderly have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchial asthma and other lung diseases, the elderly should be given the usual bronchial relieving drugs immediately. Call 120** immediately and be taken to a nearby hospital to prevent delays in rescue and**.

  28. Anonymous users2024-01-14

    The only way to do this is to give the old man an itch.

  29. Anonymous users2024-01-13

    Go to the doctor, the doctor will give you advice and prescribe medication for a little better.

  30. Anonymous users2024-01-12

    Before there is a clear **, oxygen can be given, blood gas has carbon dioxide storage needs low-flow oxygen, no carbon dioxide retention, can increase the oxygen concentration. Asthma is given, doxofylline is given to relieve asthma, and methylprednisolone reduces inflammation and relaxes the bronchi. Furosemide, snail lipid diuretic, relieves the load on the heart.

    In heart failure, nitroglycerin or sodium nitroprusside can be pumped to reduce the workload on the heart.

  31. Anonymous users2024-01-11

    Due to the deterioration of cardiopulmonary function and lack of exercise, the elderly often experience shortness of breath, and many elderly people do not care, thinking that this is the case when they are old. In fact, shortness of breath is often a sign of many diseases.

    Left-sided heart failure is more common in hypertension, coronary heart disease, heart valve disease, etc. The aura symptoms are that he likes to gradually raise the pillow during sleep, and is often disturbed by chest tightness and breathlessness. Sudden onset of nocturnal shortness of breath is a typical symptom of left-sided heart failure, and in severe cases, asthma occurs due to extreme difficulty breathing, accompanied by cough and hemoptysis frothy sputum, which should be rescued urgently.

    Emphysema In chronic respiratory diseases, lung function is impaired, which is seen in chronic bronchitis, bronchiectasis, bronchial asthma, etc., which is manifested as dyspnea, which is aggravated by a slight activity, weakness when coughing, and phlegm is not easy to cough up, so it should be diagnosed as soon as possible**.

    Spontaneous pneumothorax is a common and serious complication of pulmonary bullae, emphysema, and tuberculosis.

    When there is sudden severe chest pain and dyspnea on one side, careful observation can show that the outer contour of the chest on the affected side is distended and the intercostal space is widened, and there seems to be a drumming sound when the pneumothorax is tapped, so you should avoid violent coughing and seek medical attention in time.

    Pulmonary embolism is more common in valvular heart disease, thrombophlebitis of the lower limbs, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, and blocked pulmonary arteries caused by thrombus detachment after surgery, and often dyspnea, chest pain, cough, etc.

    Coronary heart disease When the coronary artery blood supply is insufficient, the elderly often feel tightness and breathlessness in the chest, and it is best to have an electrocardiogram (ECG).

  32. Anonymous users2024-01-10

    It's normal·· Many functions are a little degraded and old

    Let your grandma exercise properly, but don't exercise too hard

    Bask in the sun··· It's better

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