Response to Treatments
Both asthma and COPD tend to respond well to some common treatments such as airway-opening drugs and quitting smoking. Nevertheless, the inflammation and damages in your lungs can only be fully reversible in patients with asthma. In COPD, treatments can also alleviate the symptoms and prevent further complications. If you suffer from both conditions at the same time, it would lead to a quicker reduction in lung function when COPD advances. This can be true even in mild cases. [10]
