Asymptomatic emphysema requires treatment.
Emphysema is mostly a disease caused by prolonged smoking or heredity, which can lead to varying degrees of damage to the alveoli. Patients usually have no obvious symptoms in the early stages of the disease, but the disease is irreversible and can cause significant damage to lung function in the long term. Therefore, asymptomatic emphysema should be evaluated for lung function except for early consolidation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and if diagnosed, it also needs to be treated, which can effectively slow down the progression of the disease.
Patients with asymptomatic emphysema should quit smoking, avoid tobacco smoke, encourage respiratory exercise, open windows to ventilate the room appropriately, and do aerobic exercise regularly, so as not to be in a stifling environment for a long time.
Patients with asymptomatic emphysema should go to the hospital for regular checkups and make timely adjustments to their treatment.