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There are many things that you can do, to help manage your symptoms and slow the progression of ILD.
For more information please visit:
Live Well - NHS website
There are a number of physical techniques you can use to manage breathlessness. If appropriate, Oramorph can be prescribed to manage breathlessness.
Your healthcare provider may give you a device called a pulse oximeter to use at home to monitor your oxygen saturation levels.
Home spirometry was introduced in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, to allow patients to carry out spirometry in their own homes.
Home monitoring for patients with lung diseases during COVID-19 - March 2021
If appropriate, we may offer you a home spirometry device. You will take readings at home and upload them to an app. (You will need a suitable device and internet connection). We will let you know how often to take readings.