Lung is not only a respiratory organ, but also an important hematopoietic organ. However, this is very subtle. A little carelessness may lead to a series of lung diseases, such as pneumonia, tuberculosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer and so on. Therefore, people should take good care of their lungs, understand the symptoms of lung injury and deal with them in time.
What are the symptoms of lung problems?
1 Chest tightness
Only with good cardiopulmonary function can we maintain normal gas exchange, breathe more smoothly and have a developed chest. Chest tightness and shortness of breath, especially when sleeping, are often awakened by choking, which is a manifestation of serious impairment of cardiopulmonary function.
2 cough
Cough is a typical symptom of lung disease. A dry cough without phlegm or less phlegm indicates acute laryngitis and bronchitis. A sudden acute cough indicates a foreign body in the bronchus. Long-term chronic cough is the manifestation of tuberculosis and chronic bronchitis. Expectoration with blood is most likely bronchiectasis and lung cancer. Yellow phlegm indicates lung infection.
Three. It's easy to get up from three to five in the morning.
From the perspective of Chinese medicine, from 3 am to 5 am, qi and blood flow to the lung meridian. When lung meridian is blocked, it is easy to cause insomnia, dreaminess, cough, chest tightness, chest pain and other symptoms. If you wake up repeatedly from three to five in the morning, you need to go to the hospital for lung function examination immediately.
The nose has changed.
The nose is the external manifestation of the lung and the first line of defense of the lung. When lung diseases occur, they will appear on the nose, such as runny nose, stuffy nose, nosebleeds or olfactory failure.
5 repeated constipation
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that lung and large intestine have exterior-interior relationship. Lung qi, ginger and the conduction function of large intestine interact, and people who often cough and have lung diseases often have constipation. If constipation always indicates insufficient lung qi, it is a sign of poor lung function.
6 pestle finger
The knuckles at the ends of fingers are raised, which are obviously wider and thicker than other fingers, and are shaped like mallets, which is a manifestation of lung diseases. When the lung is sick, the lump will block the airway, resulting in long-term hypoxia and endocrine disorders of the fingers, leading to abnormal proliferation of finger tip tissue.
What bad habits do you need to get rid of to protect your lungs?
1 Quit cold drinks
Excessive thirst for cold will not only damage the stomach, but also damage the lungs. Especially for people with lung disease or poor lung function, drinking cold drinks will aggravate the symptoms. Therefore, it is necessary to avoid eating cold food and drinks that have just been taken out of the refrigerator, so as not to weaken the lung defense function and make pathogenic bacteria enter.
Don't stay up late.
Usually staying up late will be accompanied by symptoms of yin deficiency, lung yin deficiency will lead to dry respiratory tract and get angry, and it is easy to dry mouth and cough without phlegm after staying up late. 3: 00 ~ 5: 00 is the prime time for lung detoxification. If you don't sleep, it will affect the repair and regeneration of lung cells and aggravate the symptoms.
Three. Stop blowing the air conditioner.
Although it is autumn now, it is still very hot at noon. In some places, the temperature is still above 35℃, and the air conditioner will be turned on in summer to relieve the heat. But if the air-conditioned room is closed and the air is not circulated, the concentration of carbon dioxide will increase. In addition, if the temperature is too low, it will reduce the lung function and weaken the resistance. It is easy to cause nausea, vomiting, dizziness and tinnitus. At the same time, bacteria can invade the respiratory tract, causing colds or upper respiratory tract infections.
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Quitting smoking is more important, because tobacco contains hundreds of harmful substances, which will reduce lung function and cause lung diseases. Long-term smoking can lead to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchitis and lung cancer.