How Respiratory System Works
The human respiratory system is a huge network of tissues and organs that makes breathing effortless. The respiratory system helps in the assimilation of oxygen from the air. It keeps a check on waste gases such as Co2 from blood. There are some common problems associated with the respiratory system, including allergies, diseases, and infections. Few pulmonary function tests are recommended by the doctor such as spirometry. A spirometer is a device that suggests how you inhale and exhale.
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How to Diagnose Respiratory
There are a number of conditions that could be affecting your ability to breathe properly, either while you’re asleep or awake. For example, if you have obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS), being overweight places a lot of pressure on the muscles around your lower airway, making it difficult for you to take in enough air. If you have a chest wall disorder, the muscles and nerves used during breathing are affected, making it difficult to breathe properly on your own.
Generally, if your inability to breathe properly is part of a broader condition, then you will be diagnosed as part of the broader condition. Your doctor or care provider will determine the best diagnosis method for your condition and let you know the next steps to getting treated. Learn more about other respiratory conditions such as COPD, NMD, or CSR that affect your ability to breathe or about respiratory conditions in children.
Sleep studies
If your inability to breathe at night is causing you to have apnoea (you stop breathing while you’re asleep), your care provider might request that you get a sleep study. Sleep studies are used to assess whether or not you have sleep apnoea, and if so, how severe it is. You can do a sleep study in a sleep clinic or in the comfort of your own home. Read more about Sleep studies.
It might sound simple, but it’s important to realize that breathing is not something we have to consciously remember to do. It’s a reflex that is controlled by nerve cells in the brain and spine.
The respiratory system is made up of 2 parts: the upper and lower airways.
The lower airway is protected by the chest cavity, which also contains the heart and lungs.
What starts the breathing process is actually the effort you make (from your chest) to draw air into your body.
When you breathe, the air entering your nose is cleaned, warmed and moistened. It then travels through your throat to the windpipe, and down to the bronchi in the lungs.
As you inhale and exhale, your chest and ribs expand and contract to allow for the air going in and out.
As you can imagine, the everyday act of breathing can become very difficult if you have a respiratory condition that affects the muscles, nerves, reflexes or organs involved in breathing.
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