There are two main types of respiratory diseases: upper respiratory tract diseases and lower respiratory tract diseases. Either way, there will be corresponding symptoms, such as coughing up sputum, fatigue and fever, and general pain.
As long as these abnormal symptoms appear, symptomatic treatment should be carried out immediately. The elderly often suffer from respiratory diseases due to the fragility of the respiratory system.
If the condition is severe, it can also affect the patient's health. Therefore, the following 4 protective measures, the elderly must usually remember, to help you stay away from respiratory diseases.
1. Avoid chronic diseases
Due to the decline in immunity, the elderly are prone to chronic diseases such as heart disease and high blood pressure.
If not well treated, it will cause a chain reaction on the respiratory system and, in severe cases, even lead to death.
Therefore, the priority of the elderly is to avoid chronic diseases. At the same time, pneumonia should be avoided, otherwise it will lead to lung cancer if it is not treated in time.
2. Avoid colds
The elderly in life should pay attention not to often go to crowded places, but also to ensure the hygiene and ventilation of the living environment.
At the same time, it is necessary to increase or decrease clothes according to the weather, and ensure adequate sleep, avoid excessive fatigue, so as not to adversely affect the body with reduced resistance, in addition, the elderly with weakened immunity can also be vaccinated to avoid the occurrence of colds.
3. Pay attention to healthy eating
The elderly should pay attention to eating more fresh fruits and vegetables, liquid foods or easily digestible foods, and the effect of diuretic sputum will be better.
In the diet, it should also be noted that appropriate supplementation of high-protein foods, and avoid smoking, drinking, and avoiding the intake of spicy foods to prevent cough.
4. Pay attention to breathing and detoxification
Due to the poor respiratory detoxification function of the elderly, the sleeping position should be changed when sleeping, which is conducive to sputum elimination.
In addition, the elderly can also soak hot water with traditional Chinese medicines such as chrysanthemums or fat seas, which is very conducive to diluting sputum and smoothly discharging sputum.
Usually, moderate physical exercise can improve immune function and disease resistance.
The elderly should do the above 4 points, which can effectively prevent the occurrence of respiratory diseases. So, what are the symptoms of respiratory tract diseases?
1. Cough and sputum production
In addition to fever, most patients also have symptoms of coughing and sputum, and the symptoms are more obvious.
If the patient is seriously ill, a very severe and unbearable cough and sputum coughing can also occur. It can also be accompanied by throat discomfort, dryness, tingling, and itching.
2. Difficulty breathing
In some severely ill patients, symptoms of dyspnea may also occur. It is mainly manifested by sitting and breathing, breathing with the mouth open, and breathing hard, and the frequency of breathing will change.
3. Fever
With severe respiratory illness, the typical symptom is fever. Because respiratory infections are mainly caused by viral and bacterial infections. Once bacteria and viruses exist for a long time, they will invade the organs of the whole body, resulting in systemic poisoning, and symptoms such as headache, dizziness, fever or chills will occur.
4. Other symptoms
In addition, some patients also experience nasal congestion, sneezing, runny nose, sore throat, hemoptysis, chest pain, chest tightness, increased blood pressure, and rapid heartbeat and shock.
The above describes the prevention of respiratory diseases and the early symptoms of the disease. If symptoms of discomfort appear in the respiratory tract, it is recommended to perform an immediate examination to control the occurrence of infection.
In addition, after the treatment of diseases, attention should be paid to developing good living habits, washing hands frequently and maintaining oral hygiene, as well as avoiding touching the mouth and nose with dirty hands, etc., which can reduce unnecessary diseases.
Patients should also eat a light diet and eat more fresh vegetables and fruits. Irritating foods as well as hard and rough foods, or pickled and moldy foods should be avoided.