Emphysema is generally incurable, but patients with emphysema can live as normal to a certain extent without affecting their quality of life through timely and effective treatment. Emphysema is a pathological state in which the elasticity of the airways at the distal end of the terminal fine bronchioles is weakened, and the airways are overinflated, inflated, and the lung volume is increased or accompanied by the destruction of the airway walls at the same time. Emphysema is generally irreversible, but patients can slow the rate of disease progression and prevent complications through timely and effective treatment, which can not affect the patient’s normal quality of life. Treatment of emphysema includes smoking cessation and symptomatic treatment with cough suppressants such as Ambroxol and bronchodilators such as tiotropium bromide. Patients with wheezing may also use aminophylline to dilate the airways. Patients with emphysema are prone to lung infections, and if lung infections occur, active anti-infective treatment is needed. Patients with emphysema need to consult a doctor in a timely manner and standardize the treatment under the doctor’s guidance to avoid delaying the condition.