Medications

• Inhalers: Bronchodilators (such as albuterol or salbutamol) relax airway muscles, while inhaled corticosteroids reduce swelling.

• Pills and Tablets: Oral steroids manage severe flare-ups, and antibiotics clear bacterial chest infections.

• Specialized Drugs: Anti-fibrotic agents slow lung scarring, and biologics target severe allergic airway inflammation.

Respiratory Therapies

• Oxygen Therapy: Delivers extra oxygen via nasal tubes or masks when blood levels are low.

• Airway Support: Uses non-invasive devices like CPAP or BiPAP machines to assist breathing during severe episodes.

• Pulmonary Rehabilitation: Combines supervised physical exercises and breathing techniques to build stamina.

Surgical Interventions

• Lung Volume Reduction: Removes damaged tissue so healthier parts of the lungs expand better.

• Lung Transplant: Replaces a failing lung with a healthy donor organ in advanced, end-stage disease cases.