People in Taiwan use various methods to combat air pollution and exhaust gas. Not only do they have to have an air purifier at home, but they also don’t smoke, wear masks, eat tonic, and tap the lung meridian. However, few people have done a "pulmonary function test" and missed early detection of the respiratory tract. chance of disease.

(Courtesy of Lung Health Encyclopedia)

[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] According to the "World Air Quailty Report" released by Swiss air quality technology company IQAir AG, Taiwan will rank 61st in the world's dirty air rankings in 2021, the first time the value has deteriorated.

According to the statistics of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, among the top ten causes of death among Chinese people, pneumonia and chronic lower respiratory diseases occupy the third and eighth places respectively, and "trachea, bronchi and lung cancer" are the first causes of death from cancer.

Faced with the risk factors of lung diseases, are Taiwanese people doing enough daily respiratory health care?

Is it enough to rely on air purifiers, wear masks, and avoid second-hand smoke?

Every household in Taiwan has an air purifier, they are used to wearing masks when they go out, and they consciously avoid second-hand smoke, but do you really know the health of your lungs?

The lung is a silent organ with almost no innervation. Even if there is a problem, it is usually difficult to detect it. It is not a serious cough, wheeze, or phlegm. However, the lung function will start to begin at the age of 25. Degeneration, damage to lung function can only be slowed and cannot be reversed.

Taiwanese people should maintain the awareness of "early detection and early prevention" of respiratory diseases, and regularly go to the hospital for lung function tests.

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People often think that the "chest X-ray examination" in the regular health check-up items already covers the lung examination, but the "pulmonary function examination" through exhalation and exhalation, and the spirometry detection of lung capacity is a more accurate way to check lung function , the public can go to major hospitals and health examination centers to arrange examinations after consultation.

Regular "Pulmonary Function Examination" for comprehensive health protection

Everyone in Taiwan has their own way of fighting against air pollution. If everyone’s lung health care steps are compiled into a book, it will definitely be sorted into an encyclopedia. It's not thorough enough.

The account "Breathipedia" (breathipedia), which was recently created on Instagram, has collected a variety of lung health tricks from Taiwanese. This method to maintain lung health must be combined with "regular lung function tests" to be comprehensive.

Everyone can learn what a lung function test is, how to do it, and who should do it through the explanations in the "Encyclopedia of Lung Health Care".

You can also interact with the account, submit articles to share your own lung health tips, and have a chance to be included in the encyclopedia.