My dad's been on continuous medication, but he's still having a tough time breathing. He's got COPD, and he was diagnosed with it at the hospital about three months ago. We have oxygen support at home, but it doesn't seem to be helping much. I'm really worried about his condition. Is there something more we can do, or any advice you could give on managing this better?

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Dr Anshul Maheshwari

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5+ Yrs

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kindly take one more puff of inhaler he is taking if he have these above symptoms

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Answered 04/07/2025

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