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Personalised cystic fibrosis therapy in the age of CFTR modulators – an interview with researcher and patient Dr Zißler

Dr Ulrich Zißler works as a researcher and suffers from cystic fibrosis. He discusses what has changed in his therapy in terms of inhalation since he started on CFTR modulators.

Helpful breathing techniques everyone should know

Do you suffer from shortness of breath, a cough or a tight chest? We show you breathing techniques that can help with the common symptoms that arise when you have an infection or chronic lung disease.

Breathing through your fist to suppress the urge to cough – instructions

Breathing through your fist is breathing against resistance, known as stenosis breathing, which can be used to supress the urge to cough. We explain how to do the breathing technique.

The articles found on the PARI Blog are written by the PARI Blog editorial team. The editorial team consists of PARI employees as well as external guest authors and freelance editors, some of them suffering from severe respiratory diseases themselves.