subject: Pollution And Its Effects On The Lungs [print this page] Pollution And Its Effects On The Lungs Pollution And Its Effects On The Lungs
It is no doubt that pollution has become quite widespread throughout the entire world. Although many do not realize this, but pollution is one of the biggest causes for respiratory conditions such as asthma. The medical community has come to more of a consensus regarding this direct link and have begun to speak out on it on international health organizations like the WHO. One of the ways that physicians have begun to treat these respiratory conditions that occur due to bad air quality is through the use of a nebulizer. A nebulizer is a health and medical device that basically does a very simple task but its use is absolutely key to managing and treating issues related to the lungs. The way it works is that once you receive the prescription medicine from your doctor then what you do is place it inside the device. Once it is inside the device what happens is that it begins to turn the liquid in to vapor form. The importance of turning the liquid into vapor form with the use of a nebulizer is that it allows for the person with the respiratory condition to be able to breathe in the medicine in a much simpler manner. The antedated method was always through taking medicine by ingesting it. However, this often times took a long time to go to work and also there were side effects associated with this method. However, once the nebulizer turns the liquid medicine into mist form it can then be easily breathed in and begin to work. As the pollution throughout the world increases in many countries including the United States it has become quite important to be able to have devices that can treat these major lung conditions that have affected millions of individuals throughout the world. In some of the most polluted countries throughout the world there seems to be a direct correlation between the air quality and the cases of lung cancer and other respiratory diseases. There seems to be a trend toward reducing such pollution with the advent of more fuel efficient cars and even electric cars with zero emissions. However, until there is a world-wide effort to reduce emissions and improve air quality the only thing that remains to do is to engage in treatments that are specifically prescribed by a physician. The treatment prescribed is quite subjective and quite differs from one person to another.
