Whether it’s a short course of antibiotics to treat a mild infection, or a permanent supply of oxygen to help you to breathe, most lung conditions require treatment in some form or another.
This section provides information on the following types of treatments:
- Complementary therapies – everything from acupuncture to tai chi
- Lung transplantation – the replacement of one or both diseased lungs with the healthy lungs of a donor
- Lung volume reduction surgery – the removal of the damaged air spaces of the lung so that healthy parts can inflate and work better
- Nebulisers – a powerful drug delivery system to get medication into the lungs effectively
- Non-invasive ventilation – treatment to get oxygen into the lungs via a ventilator and a face mask
- Oxygen – used to correct a low oxygen level in the blood and help to ease breathlessness
- Pulmonary rehabilitation – a programme of physical exercise and advice on lung health
- Steroids – medication prescribed in oral or inhaled form, used to treat a number of different conditions
- Antibiotics – medication used to treat infections caused by bacteria