Managing COPD: precautions and treatment strategies amid extreme temperatures
COPD sufferers are susceptible to temperature and humidity fluctuations, and this sensitivity becomes particularly pronounced during the late summer-to-fall/winter transition in the United States. As the season progresses and transitions from the typically hot and humid summer to cool fall and winter temperatures, humidity levels also tend to shift. The air becomes drier when the weather becomes colder, which can irritate the airways and trigger COPD symptoms.