Having trouble breathing, like something is blocking your trachea? Bronchoscopy helps you open the "door to breathing"

Respiratory system diseases are common and frequently-occurring diseases that endanger people's health. Statistics show that respiratory diseases account for about 20%-30% of medical diseases, and as the temperature drops, the incidence of respiratory diseases increases significantly.

This is because the air in winter is relatively dry and cold, and the weather is changeable, which can irritate the mucous membrane of the respiratory system, cause damage, and reduce the body's defense function. At this time, bacteria, viruses and other microorganisms can easily invade the respiratory tract, causing Respiratory diseases.

For ordinary people, breathing is a normal thing, but for patients with airway compression, breathing smoothly has become a "hugely difficult thing."

Central airway stenosis

Central airway stenosis, have you heard of this type of disease? What are its symptoms? How to diagnose?

What is central airway stenosis

The normal diameter of the trachea is about 18-20mm, and the diameter of the bronchi is 13-15mm. Central Airway Stenosis (CAO) refers to stenosis caused by lesions in the trachea, bilateral main bronchi, and right middle segment bronchus. The central airway is the main ventilation channel. Once blocked, it will cause obvious clinical symptoms. In summary, its main manifestations are varying degrees of dyspnea.

What are the symptoms of central airway stenosis?

It is related to the degree, location and cause of stenosis.

People with mild stenosis may have no obvious clinical symptoms, or may cough, expectorate, or hemoptysis.

Patients with moderate to severe stenosis experience shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, and difficulty in expectoration;

Patients with extremely severe stenosis may be life-threatening at any time due to airway obstruction.

The most serious harm of central airway stenosis is airway suffocation, which poses a serious threat to the patient's life. It can also lead to obstructive pneumonia, atelectasis, respiratory failure, etc.

How is central airway stenosis diagnosed?

The diagnosis can be made by combining the patient's medical history, clinical symptoms, signs, chest imaging, pulmonary function and bronchoscopy, especially bronchoscopy, which can be directly diagnosed.

Interventional bronchoscopy

If airway stenosis and difficulty breathing occur, how can we achieve "free breathing"? The expert introduced us to the interventional treatment of bronchoscopy.

Advantages of bronchoscopy interventional therapy

Bronchoscopy interventional therapy is very effective in treating benign intrabronchial lesions that cause stenosis and obstruction. It saves patients the pain of surgery and the loss of lung function and some complications caused by thoracotomy.

Bronchoscopy interventional treatment technology is suitable for treating tracheal and bronchial lesions, including benign tumors, malignant tumors, airway stenosis and obstruction caused by various reasons (inflammation, tuberculosis, foreign bodies, surgery, etc.).

Suitable people

① Endobronchial tumors, especially those with large airway obstruction;

② Those who are not suitable for surgical treatment due to advanced age, poor cardiopulmonary function or other reasons who.

Prognostic effect

Benign tumors can be cured radically through bronchoscopy

Benign tumors can be cured radically, including lipomas and hamartomas Tumors can be resolved very well. Tracheal stenosis caused by tracheal intubation or tracheotomy is a benign cause, and airway treatment can also provide good methods.

Buying time for radiotherapy and chemotherapy for malignant tumors

Currently, the indications for tracheal stent implantation are gradually expanding. Stent implantation to treat tracheal stenosis caused by malignant tumors buys time for patients to undergo subsequent radiotherapy and chemotherapy. and opportunities, which has important clinical value and significance in improving the quality of life of patients with advanced malignant tumors.

How to prevent upper respiratory tract infections in winter

So, how can we spend the winter as safely as possible? Are there any good ways to prevent respiratory diseases?

1. Clever use of orange peels to reduce phlegm

The peels of many orange plants have the effect of reducing phlegm, such as tangerine peel, tangerine peel, etc.

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Chenpi

Chenpi is warm in nature and returns to the lung and spleen meridians. It has the effects of regulating qi and strengthening the spleen, drying dampness and reducing phlegm. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the spleen is the source of phlegm, and tangerine peel can circulate qi and remove dampness to prevent phlegm.

The phlegm that has been generated often stays in the lung orifices, and tangerine peel can expel phlegm, making it easier to cough up the phlegm in the lung orifices. Therefore, it can not only reduce the production of phlegm, but also expel phlegm and remove phlegm. Combining the two functions, it is a dampness-drying and phlegm-resolving medicine.

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Orange red

Orange red is warm and dry in nature, has the functions of dispersing cold and dampness, benefiting qi and eliminating diseases, relieving cough, strengthening the spleen and digestion, etc. It is known as "Southern Ginseng" for its effects. Its use as orange-red medicine began in the early Qing Dynasty, and became famous during the Qianlong period. Because of its excellent effect in resolving phlegm and relieving cough, it was listed as a royal tribute, so it is said to be "a piece of orange and a piece of gold".

In addition, you can also make a soup of these two Chinese medicinal materials and mix it with some flowers, such as chrysanthemums, tortoise flowers, roses, etc. This is because flowers have the aromatic effect of promoting qi, and combined with Chinese medicinal materials that strengthen the spleen, remove dampness and resolve phlegm, they can help smooth breathing.

2. Eating medicated food to moisten the lungs and replenish qi

According to traditional Chinese medicine, "the spleen governs inhalation, the kidneys govern receiving qi, and the lungs govern exhalation." The human body's qi controls the lungs, spleen, and kidneys. These three tracheae are closely connected. Therefore, maintaining smooth breathing also requires regulating our internal organs. In your daily diet, you can eat some foods that moisten the lungs and replenish qi, such as yam, astragalus, etc.

Yam and chicken soup

Ingredients

Chicken, yam, green onion and ginger, cooking wine, salt

Method

① Process the ingredients: Peel the yam and cut it into hob pieces, cut the ginger into large pieces, and cut the green onions into long sections. Wash the chicken in advance and cut it into pieces for later use; (Three yellow chickens, old chickens, and roosters are all acceptable)

< p> ② Blanching: Add a large amount of water to a non-stick pan, add chicken pieces under cold water, add cooking wine to blanch the water, and skim off the foam after boiling. It should be noted that the blanching water must be put into the pot with cold water, so that the blood can be blanched and washed away;

③Pot cooking: Add yam to the casserole, then add green onion slices, ginger slices, and a little salt to supplement the base flavor. After the fire comes to a boil, cover and simmer over low heat for 30 minutes (longer for old hens), then add a second seasoning of salt, cover and simmer for 5-10 minutes.

3. Be careful to keep warm when going out.

When the weather is cold, if you are not careful, wind and cold will enter the body and cause upper respiratory tract infection. Therefore, you must keep warm when you go out. In addition to wearing some cold-proof clothes, you should also wear scarves, hats, etc. to reduce body heat dissipation.

In addition, winter is also the season when asthma is most common. For people with asthma, preventing cold air from entering the airways and causing spasms is a top priority. Wear a mask when going out, take personal protection, and do not Stay in a cold place for a long time.

If frequent central airway stenosis or dyspnea occurs, you should seek medical treatment promptly for early detection, early intervention, and early treatment.

No matter what the disease is, early prevention is extremely important. With proper defense, you can avoid the pain caused by the disease. I hope everyone can remember these few tips and spend the cold winter safely and healthily.