hi, i m 83, i m suffaring last 2 years copd, i m used last 2 years ipap machine , 2.5 mbar, o2, machine, i tkae pill 1,sodiam , on breez , 3, contifil, 4, roflast, but every month i need to take antebiotic piill , when i tkae antebiotic that time i feel okay, after one month again i feel bad, so i avoid antebiotic , how can i aboid antebiotic, i can i feel bater, every day i used ipap machine 14 hours, plesae halp me.
Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) is progressive disease. And infections are the most common cause for worsening Of COPD. Treatment of COPD is not only oral Chat Doctor.  You need to start following things to.1. Enroll yourself in pulmonary rehabilitation center where chest physiotherapy and deep breathing exercise has been done.2. Get done adult respiratory vaccines like pneumococcal and influenza to prevent risk of future infection. Both of these, along with inhalers, will improve your symptoms, decrease need for antibiotics, improve oxygenation.