What is aspiration pneumonia?

Aspiration pneumonia is inflammation of the lungs and airways to the lungs (bronchial tubes) from breathing in foreign material. It commonly occurs in patients with altered mental status who have an impaired gag or swallowing reflex. Treatment is directed to the infectious agent or underlying cause.

How do members experience aspiration pneumonia?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with aspiration pneumonia*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for aspiration pneumonia*

Who has aspiration pneumonia on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 1
30s 3
40s 12
50s 21
60s 28
70+ 41

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 39
Female 65

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What is aspiration pneumonia?

Aspiration pneumonia is inflammation of the lungs and airways to the lungs (bronchial tubes) from breathing in foreign material. It commonly occurs in patients with altered mental status who have an impaired gag or swallowing reflex. Treatment is directed to the infectious agent or underlying cause.



Common symptoms reported by people with aspiration pneumonia

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for aspiration pneumonia

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Compare treatments taken by people with aspiration pneumonia

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have aspiration pneumonia through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with aspiration pneumonia? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has aspiration pneumonia on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 11 say aspiration pneumonia is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 1
30s 3
40s 12
50s 21
60s 28
70+ 41

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 39
Female 65

These charts show data from aspiration pneumonia patients who have completed their condition history
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