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 <note warning>Patients at risk for respiratory problems should ask their physicians for a prescription for supplemental oxygen.</note>  <note warning>Patients at risk for respiratory problems should ask their physicians for a prescription for supplemental oxygen.</note> 
  
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 A variety of strategies that do not involve medication are available for patients who have uncomfortable respiratory symptoms including breathing exercises, getting more fluids, rest, and others. Also, patients have reported relief taking guaifenesin, using [[home:othertreatments:bronchodilator_inhalers|bronchodilator inhalers]] ([[home:othertreatments:steroid_inhalers|steroid inhalers]] are contraindicated), and [[home:othertreatments:nebulizers|nebulizers]].  [[home:othertreatments:oxygen|Supplemental oxygen]] may be useful or necessary in some cases even though it may be needed only for a few hours a day for a few months.  A variety of strategies that do not involve medication are available for patients who have uncomfortable respiratory symptoms including breathing exercises, getting more fluids, rest, and others. Also, patients have reported relief taking guaifenesin, using [[home:othertreatments:bronchodilator_inhalers|bronchodilator inhalers]] ([[home:othertreatments:steroid_inhalers|steroid inhalers]] are contraindicated), and [[home:othertreatments:nebulizers|nebulizers]].  [[home:othertreatments:oxygen|Supplemental oxygen]] may be useful or necessary in some cases even though it may be needed only for a few hours a day for a few months. 
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