What symptom does silicosis have

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Silicosis often appears in our life, so the causes of this disease are various. Silicosis is a common disease group, a large typical occupational disease. In China, there are about 500000 people who have been registered with silicosis. Among all pneumoconiosis, silicosis is a more serious one. What are the symptoms of silicosis? Let me talk about it.

What symptom does silicosis have

First: dyspnea: in order to gradually appear the slow progress of dyspnea, especially after the activity, the patient first feels the feeling of poor breath or chest compression, when exerting force, then appears when exerting a little force, and rarely has similar symptoms at rest, mostly due to pulmonary fibrosis, especially combined with emphysema, but also due to co infection, the existence and severity of shortness of breath and pulmonary function The degree of damage and X-ray findings may not be parallel, late patients with dyspnea can be very serious, slight activity, even at rest also feel shortness of breath, can not lie flat.

Second: cough, expectoration: a history of smoking, may be accompanied by cough, expectoration and other symptoms of bronchitis, cough mainly in the morning, sometimes intermittently day and night, later often persistent cough, may be due to the stimulation of tracheal and bronchial nerve receptors by silicon nodules, no sputum, or only a small amount of sticky sputum, in the secondary infection can appear purulent sputum, cough aggravation, simple cough Hemoptysis due to silicosis is rare, generally without wheezing, unless combined with chronic bronchitis or allergic asthma, but some patients due to tracheal stenosis, distortion and fixed due to fibrosis, especially in late patients or forced breathing.

Third: Hemoptysis: occasionally hemoptysis, usually with blood in the sputum, combined with tuberculosis and bronchiectasis, there are repeated hemoptysis, even massive hemoptysis. Chest tightness, chest pain: mostly needle like pain in the upper part of the chest, or persistent dull pain, often occurs in rainy days or when the climate changes, and has nothing to do with breathing, movement, posture.

matters needing attention

Usually to avoid excessive fatigue, more to ensure adequate sleep. Keep a good mood and avoid being too nervous and depressed. But also to strengthen physical exercise, enhance the body's resistance.