2007-08-17 20:33:04 · 3 answers · asked by janyz 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
It is more likely this is due to your asthma. This has to be controlled with medicines on a regular basis if you are having symptoms and your chest x-ray showed air trapping. Getting pulmonary function tests (PFTs) is a good thing to do to make sure that this is, indeed, due to asthma and not to the effects from smoking in the past.
2007-08-17 20:37:35 · answer #1 · answered by eil ashti 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It basically means you have too much air trapped in your lungs. In older people, it could be a sign of something more serious. In younger people, it could be caused by a panic attack or hyperventilation. Since you said your case is mild, it's not that serious. If you have asthma issues, this is an effect of it.
2007-08-17 20:39:43 · answer #2 · answered by Miss D 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
YOUR DOCTOR DIDN'T TELL YOU?
2007-08-17 20:36:41 · answer #3 · answered by aristocrat1.0@sbcglobal.net 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋