What is emphysema?

Emphysema is a long-term, progressive disease of the lungs that primarily causes shortness of breath due to over-inflation of the air sacs in the lung. Emphysema is included in a group of diseases called chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD (pulmonary refers to the lungs).

How do members experience emphysema?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with emphysema*

*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 emphysema*

*Data from patients with emphysema, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with emphysema*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Albuterol Inhaler)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
emphysema (1)
Treatment

(Pulmicort)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
emphysema (1)

*Data from patients with emphysema, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has emphysema on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 3
30s 7
40s 33
50s 100
60s 186
70+ 257

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 178
Female 404

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What is emphysema?

Emphysema is a long-term, progressive disease of the lungs that primarily causes shortness of breath due to over-inflation of the air sacs in the lung. Emphysema is included in a group of diseases called chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD (pulmonary refers to the lungs).



Common symptoms reported by people with emphysema

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 emphysema

Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Albuterol Inhaler)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
8
Tried for
emphysema (1)
Treatment name(s)

(Pulmicort)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
54
Tried for
emphysema (1)

Data from patients with emphysema, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with emphysema

Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Albuterol Inhaler)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
emphysema (1)
Treatment name(s)

(Pulmicort)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
emphysema (1)
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
  • Severe
  • Moderate
  • Mild
  • None

Data from patients with emphysema, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has emphysema on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 256 say emphysema is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 3
30s 7
40s 33
50s 100
60s 186
70+ 257
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 0
20-29 years 7
30-39 years 34
40-49 years 50
50-59 years 54
60-69 years 32
70+ years 4

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 178
Female 404

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 262
Not Diagnosed 6

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