think that it makes much sense to increase self-monitoring. That is probably just going to make you feel even more anxious and is going to be an even greater mental strain....

hospital settings to provide the best possible protection for patients and staff. PARI-Blog: How do you feel about nebuliser treatment in hospital? Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Kamin: In...

means that you cough again and again without anything really coming up out of your lungs. The cough feels dry. Also, coughing hard all the time is not good for your body. But you...

nine. The author would like to remain anonymous. More on living and parenting with cystic fibrosis: Feeling worthy of love despite an illness: An interview about cystic fibrosis...

rapid inhalation, the inspiratory valve shim closes the nebuliser chamber to a small opening. You feel this as resistance - a sign to breathe out and inhale more slowly with the...

sputum than expected – if you cough up more than about 2 tablespoons of mucus within 24 hours. If you feel like you have a build-up of mucus, it is therefore advisable to spit out...

an infection of the lower airways? Prof. Dr Fischer: Patients cough more, are short of breath and feel that they are able to do less. Pulmonary function tests, if performed, show a...

against coughing and against a dry cough can ease symptoms and complaints. So you can help yourself feel better. Which of the home remedies to choose always depends on the type of...

and respiratory tract infections spread routinely through crèches, nurseries and play schools. It feels like the little ones are sniffling and coughing nonstop from October to...

battled off one infection, than the next is waiting round the corner. This leaves their parents feeling stressed and worried. The paediatric pneumologist Prof. Dr. med. Carl-Peter...