Conserving Energy
For COPD patients, breathing requires a lot of energy. Therefore, using less energy with daily tasks can help you have more energy to do more activities during the day. If daily self-care or home care activities are too tiring, discuss this with your doctor.
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I recently read a letter in a syndicated advice column from a person who attended a play in a major American city and was annoyed by another playgoer's oxygen machine. The letter writer reported that a machine "gasped loudly every 10 seconds." This person went on to say, basically, that the noise ruined their entire experience. The writer was now…
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